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COTE METHOD 
SECRETARIAL 
SHORTHAND 



THIRD AND REVISED EDITION 



PART I. 

THE AMANUENSIS COURSE 

PART II. 

CONTINUATION STUDIES FOR TEACHERS, 
SECRETARIES AND REPORTERS 



By ALBERT J. COTE 

Experienced Teacher and General Reporter 
Over 6,000 Former Shorthand Students 



ALBERT J. COTE COMPANY 

DETROIT, MICHIGAN 



Copyright, 1910, by Albert J. Cote. 
Copyright, 1914, by Albert J. Cote. 
Copyright, 1917, by Albert J. Cote. 

Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1908 
By ALBERT J. COTE 

In the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington* 




JUL 28 1917 

©CI.A467963 



PREFACE. 

The text is a modernized, simplified and practical 
presentation of Graham-Pitmanic shorthand; a system 
capable of the highest speed, entirely legible and, as 
here presented, easily learned with a fair degree of 
application and perseverance. 

Following are some of its special features : 

1. It is arranged to meet the needs of a short course, 
and also the demands of an advanced course ; 

2. Principles and word-signs are given only a few 
at a time and these are immediately applied in general 
practice ; 

3: The character of the practice matter makes it 
convenient and profitable to organize students into 
dictation classes early in the course; 

4. Position- writing is taught from the beginning; 

5. Unimportant vowels are omitted early, but ac- 
cented vowels and semi-circles are retained to the end ; 

6. Long or characteristic outlines of the first and 
third positions are generally placed on the line of 
writing ; 

7. The Movement Exercises consist of special direc- 
tions for speed practice accompanied by select sent- 
ences that are to be wri^teii, fij?st as tests of the 
student's progress, and again as special practice matter 
for developing skill and speed. 

in 



REMARKS TO THE STUDENT. 

1. The shorthand student should clearly understand 
at the outset that his ultimate success as a stenographer 
will depend largely on how thoroughly, systematic- 
ally, and neatly he has done his preparatory work. 

2. He should, moreover, acquire prompt, regular and 
methodic habits in the performance of his various 
duties as a student, and should strive to make a record 
for himself that will redound to his credit when he is 
ready to seek employment. 

3. He will find, throughout his course, explicit di- 
rections as to what to do and how to do it, and it is 
expected he will faithfully carry out these' instructions. 

4. He is not expected to memorize rules or state- 
ments of principles, but merely to read each one slowly 
and with careful consideration and observe closely its 
application in the illustrations that accompany it. 

5. Every shorthand illustration, word-sign, and 
phrase-sign should be carefully traced many times so 
as to lay the foundation for a correct, easy, and legible 
style of shorthand penmanship. 

6. An indispensable adjunct to a rapid and healthy 
progress in shorthand penmanship is the use of the 
very best materials obtainable — smooth, hard paper ; 
black ink that will flow freely; and a medium fine- 
pointed steel pen, frequently changed. The points of 
a pen wear flat by use, and the acid of the ink soon 
begins to corrode the pen, rendering it less pliable. 

7. One full hour at a time of earnest effort and 
concentrated attention to study, each day, will produce 
better results than several short intervals of spasmodic 
work. 

IV 



CONTENTS 



PAGES 

PREFACE Ill 

REMARKS TO STUDENT .IV 

PART I. 

GRADES 

I. Consonants, Vowels, Diphthongs 1- 23 

II. Brief Signs for s, st, str; Uses of Es and Zee 

Stems ; Different modes of expressing h 24- 45 

III. Brief signs for w and y; Semi-circles as vowels; 

Uses of Way and Yay 46- 65 

IV. Different directions of the sign for r, I, and sh. . . . 66- 79 

V. The L-Hoolc; the B-Hoolc; the In-HooTc; Special 

Vocalization 80- 99 

VI. Final hooks for / and v, The final hook for n; The 

Shon and Tiv-Hoolcs 100-114 

VII. Shading; Lengthening; Halving 115-127 

VIII. Contracted Prefixes 128-134 

Contracted Affixes 135-140 

Omission of Consonants 141-146 

SUPPLEMENTARY LETTERS 151-156 

PHRASE BUILDING DRILLS 157-162 

GENERAL PHRASE LIST 163-166 

GLOSSARY 167-176 

KEY TO SHORTHAND EXERCISES 177 (I-XVI) 

V 



Consonants 



Sign Name 


Sounc 


\ Pee 


rope 


\ Bee 


robe 


kEf 


/ail 


^ Vee 


7/ale 


^ Ar 


tore 


^> Way 


wore. 


Tee 


/ale 


1 Dee 


dale 


( Ith 


laM 


( Dhee 


latke 


) Es 


seal 


) Zee 


^eal 



Mgn 


Name 


Sound as in 


/ 


Chay 


ea^ 


/ 


Jay 


a^e 


J 


Ish 


ash 


J 


Zhay 


usual 


r 


Lay 


pa/e 


r 


Yay 


Kale 


\ — 


Kay 


A'ate 


— 


Gay 


^ate 


s~^ 


Em 


^fate 


v^ 


En 


nail 


\mS 


Ing 


sung 


/ 


Ray 


rail 


V 


Hay 


hale 



Long Vowels 



j- 



e as in 
eat 



a as in 
ate 



a as in 
ah 



a as in 
pawl 



Short Vowels 



as in e as in 
mit met 



a as in 
mat 



o as in 
lock 



Diphthongs 



o as in 
pole 



oo as in 
pool 



u as in oo as in 
luck look 



1 or y 
as in tie 



01 or oy 
as in toy 



ou or ow 
as in out 



ew or ue 
as in dew 



VI 



FIRST GRADE 



FIRST LESSON 

1. Phonography is a system of shorthand writing 
whereby words are written phonetically; that is, ac- 
cording to their sounds, without regard to their usual 
spelling. All the silent letters are omitted and the 
sounded letters are written as they are pronounced. 
Thus, know is written as if spelled no; neigh, as if 
spelled na; quay, as if spelled he, etc. 

2. The phonographic alphabet consists of simple 
consonant, vowel, and diphthong signs, each represent- 
ing but one and always the same sound. 

3. The consonant signs, named stems, are made up 
of straight, and curved lines of about one-sixth of an 
inch in length. 

4. Consonant Stems — First Group 

Signs. "^ ^ X I f ^ -= =--- 

Value, p b t d ch j k g 

Names. Pee Bee Tee Dee Chay Jay Kay Gay 

(a) The foregoing slanting and vertical signs are 
written downward; the horizontal stems, from left to 
right. 

(b) Pee, Tee, Chay, and Kay are light stems; Bee, 
Dee, Jay, and Gay are shaded stems ; but they are shad- 
ed just enough to distinguish them from the light stems. 

(i) 



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(c) Chay represents the sound of the group ch as 
heard in each; Jay, the sound of j in jest or the soft 
sound of g in gem ; Kay, the sound of k in Kate, came, 
guest, etc. ; Gay, the hard sound of g in game. 

(d) Consonant stems may be joined to each other, 
continuing with a second stem where the first ends, with 
a third where the second ends, etc., and without lifting 
the pen until the full form (named an outline) is com- 
pleted. 



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_ Tee-Kay A Pee-Tee Z_ Jay-Kay-Bee 



(e) Two stems forming a straight line are written 
with a single movement of the hand. When one stem 
is shaded and the other light, the shaded one should 
taper gradually into the light one. 

..._ Tee-Tee ~\^ - Pee-Bee .„ | Dee-Tee 

Exercise I, a 
Consonant Stem Practice 

Read and practice each of the following groups of consonant 
stems several times, imitating the copy as nearly as possible. 
Make the light stems as light as possible, and the shaded stems 
shaded just enough to distinguish them from the light stems. 
One hour of this practice can be made very profitable, as it 
tends to develop a light touch and an accurate and easy 
movement. 

Caution. — Do not twist the hand to adjust it to the slant of 
the various stems, but hold it as if writing longhand, but with 
the pen a little more upright. Observe closely the length, slant, 
and shading of each sign, and arrange all practice work in a 
neat and systematic manner. 



Straight Stems — Vowels A and O 



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Vowels 

5. The simple vowels are represented by dots and 
dashes written on either side of the consonant stems 
and occupying three positions; namely, First Position, 
or opposite the beginning of a stem; Second Position, 
opposite the middle of a stem; and Third Position, 
opposite the end of a stem. 

Vowel Scale 



Note. — The foregoing is a diagram showing how the vowel 
signs are located beside a stem, and the relative vowel positions. 

(a) In expressing words phonographically, all the 
sounded consonants are written first; then vowels are 
inserted in their regular order beside the stems to 
which each belongs. 

Vowels A and 

6. A shaded dot in the Second Position represents 
the long sound of a as heard in the words say, may y 
day. 

signs. X =*, -^ •/ y V __ 

Sounds, p-a g-a a-k a-j p-a-j b-a-b k-a-k 

Words, pay gay ache age page babe cake 



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7. A shaded dash in the Second Position, placed at 
right angles to a stem, represents the long sound of o as 
heard in the words sew, roe, dough. 

Signs.. ^ = =?= X L. 



Sounds, b-o g-o ok p-o-ch j-o-k p-o-p k-o-k 

Words, bow go oak poach joke pope coke 

8. Method of Placing the Vowels. When a vowel 
sign is to be read before a consonant stem, it is placed 
above a horizontal stem or at the left of any other. 

=*. ± X :1 :1 , I _ 

ache oak ape aid owed age 

(a) When a vowel sign is to be read after a con- 
sonant stem, it is placed below horizontal stems or at 
the right of any other. 

±. X x 1: I: /_ jL 

go pay bow day tow jay Joe 

9. Positions of Outlines. Outlines having a Sec- 
ond Position accented vowel are placed in the Second 
Position; that is, on the line. 

(a) Outlines of the Second Position having vertical 
or slanting stems are so written as to have their first 
vertical or slanting stem rest on the line. 

L I- L_ 



coke cope coach dope dago 

Note. — From now on the student should not only study the 
principles and observe their application in the shorthand illus- 
trations, but he should carefully and repeatedly practice these 
illustrations, closely imitating them in every particular. 



Straight Stems — Vowels A and O 5 

10. Placing Vowels Between Stems. A Second 
Position long vowel occurring between two stems is plac- 
ed after the first stem. 

x. "^ -^ -^T vL_ 

bake tape cope cake gage joke 

11. Word Signs. — A light dot placed the height of 
Tee above the line of writing represents the word the. 

(a) A light dot on the line represents a, an, or and. 

(b) A long, right oblique, light line, through the 
line of writing represents a period ; thus, / 

Exercise I, b ' 

Spell phonetically and at the same time carefully write the 
words of the following exercise several times. Then read, and 
from memory write the sentences until they can be written 
accurately and without hesitation. In all sentence practice, 
avoid placing like signs under one another. 

Caution. — Make each character precisely like the copy in all 
respects. Give a good slant to Pee and Bee, and write Tee and 
Dee perfectly upright. 

Model Practice Work 



Writing Test. — Bay, ate, dough, gay, ode, ache, eight, 
dome, gauge, take, poach, opaque. 



SECOND LESSON 

Curved Stems — Vowels E and Aw 

12. The curved stems represent arcs of a circle, and 
are written in various positions, as illustrated in the 
diagrams below, each sign being one-fourth of the circle. 



light 



shaded 





shaded 




(a) Signs. 

Value. 
Names. 



L .( ( ) - 1 



f 
Ef 



v 
Vee 



th 
Ith 



dh s 

Dhee Es 



z 
Zee 



(b) Signs. 

Value. 
Names. 



sh 
Ish 



zh 
Zhay 



m 
Em 



n 
En 



ng 
Ing 



Note. — By associating the curved stems with the correspond- 
ing arcs of the circles described above, a correct conception of 
the position and curvature of each sign is formed. 

(c) The foregoing slanting and vertical signs are 
written downward; the horizontal signs are written from 
left to right. 

(6) 



Curved Stems — Vowels E and Aw 7 

(d) Of the foregoing signs, Ef, Ith, Es, Ish, Em, 
and En are light; Vee, Dhee, Zee, Zhay, and Ing are 
shaded at the middle, gradually tapering to a light line 
at the ends. 

(e) Ith represents the sound of th in wreath; Dhee,, 
th in wreathe; Ish, sh in push; Zhay, zh in rouge; and 
Ing, ng in song, bang, etc. 

13. Special Junction. — When a shaded curve and 
a straight stem are joined without an angle, they should 
be of equal width at the point of junction. 

— > „Vee-Gay .... I ... Dee-Vee -~ \^, — Bee-Ing 

Exercise II, a 

Carefully write each of the following groups until it can be 
written accurately and freely, naming each sign as it is exe- 
cuted. 

Caution. — Observe closely the curvature, slant, and shading 
of each sign. Do not retrace stems to shade them, but give 
them the proper shading at the first stroke. 

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Vowels E and Aw 

14. A shaded dot in the First Position represents 
the long sound of e as heard in the words me, fee, lea. 



Signs. 



Sounds. 


s-e 


b-e-m 


th-e-m 


k-e-p 


t-e-ch 


m-e-k 


Words. 


sea 


beam 


theme 


keep 


teach 


meek 



15. A shaded dash in the First Position, placed at 
right angles to a stem, represents the sound of aw as 
heard in the words paw, saw, balk. 

Signs. Zl l^ [ ^ ~ *TV 

Sounds. ch-a-k d-au-b th-aw sh-aw aw-k n-aw 
Words. chalk daub thaw pshaw awk gnaw 

16. Placing Vowels Between Stems. — A First Posi- 
tion Vowel occurring between two stems is placed after 
the first stem. 



beak chalk keep teach cheap meek 

17. Positions of Outlines. — Outlines having a First 
Position accented vowel are usually placed in the First 
Position ; that is, — 

(a) Outlines consisting entirely of horizontal stems 
are placed the height of Tee above the line; 



eke maw knee meek gawk 



Curved Stems — Vowels E and Aw 9 

(b) Outlines having vertical or slanting stems are 
written so as to have their first vertical or slanting stem 
a half-length Tee above the line ; 



sheep peach deep 



balk 



keep 



Exercise II, b 



Spell phonetically, and carefully write at the same time, each 
word of the following exercise several times. Then read, and 
write from memory each sentence until it can be written 
accurately and freely. 

Caution. — In your writing, observe closely the position of the 
outlines and the proper location of the vowels. 

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Writing Test. — Me, saw, ease, ace, e'en, quay, deem, 
cheek, talk, shape, peep, decay. 



THIRD LESSON 

Consonant Stems (Concluded) 

Vowels A and 00 

18. The following list of signs concludes the con- 
sonant stems. The curved stems are derived from a 
circle divided in the manner illustrated below: 




Signs. Z— £ C ^ C. ^ 

Value. r h 1 r y w 

Name. Ray Hay Lay Ar Yay Way 

(a) Ray, Hay, and Lay are written upward; Ar, 
Yay, and Way are written downward. 

(b) Ray, when standing alone, is distinguished from 
Chay by a greater slant. However, when joined to an- 
other stem, this distinction is unnecessary, as the direc- 
tion may be determined and the signs identified by the lo- 
cation of the junction. 

(c) By giving Ray a nearly upright position when 
joined to other stems, the writer is frequently enabled 
to secure more compact outlines and sharper angles. 

(d) Greater facility in writing and reading is se- 
cured by the use of two signs for r, a downward curve 
and an upright straight line. The uses of these two 
signs will be fully explained in a subsequent lesson. 

(10) 



Consonant Stems — Vowels A and 00 11 

Exercise III, a 

Practice writing each of the following groups several times, 
naming each sign as it is written. 

Caution. — Do not make Ray and Hay any longer than the 
other stems. Give Ar and Way a good slant. 

Vowels A and 00 

19. A Third Position shaded dot represents the 
long sound of a as heard in the words, far, bar, arm. 

Signs. 



Sounds, b-a-r a-r-m b-a-m a-r-k k-a-m 

Words, bar arm balm ark calm 

Remark — Though the sound of a in such words as 
air, fare, bear, etc., is somewhat modified by the letter 
r following, it is represented by a Second Position shad- 
ed dot, the sign for the long sound of a in ale. 

20. A Third Position shaded dash represents the 
sound of 00 as heard in the words food, rood, room. 

^ w : ~=^ A f\ ~>. =r 

room boom coop rood loop woo coo 



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21. Since Ray, Hay, and Lay are written upward, 
First Position vowels are placed at the lower end of 
these stems; and Third Position vowels, at the upper 
end. 

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raw haw eel awl arch mar cool 

22. Placing Vowels Between Stems. When a 
Third Position Yowel occurs between two stems, it is 
placed before the second stem. 

calm balm coop rouge loom 

Note. — The purpose of restricting the location of First and 
Third Position vowels between two stems is to avoid placing 
them in angles. 

23. Positions of Outlines. An outline having a 
Third Position accented vowel is usually placed in the 
Third Position ; that is, the first ascending or descending 
stem is placed through the line of writing. If the out- 
line consists entirely of horizontal stems, it is placed 
a quarter-length of Tee below the line. (See 20, Ex- 
amples.) 

(a) Outlines of words having more than one vowel 
are placed in the position of the accented vowel. 



k 



...jV ...depot > ..coupe 



Consonant Stems — Vowels A and 00 



13 



Exercise III, b 

Spell, and write at the same time, each word of the following 
exercise several times. Write the sentences until they can be 
written accuratly and without hesitation. Be prepared to write 
the key from dictation and to read back your notes readily. 





Writing Test.— Lee, law, shoe, doom, leap, pool, calm, 
pawl, meal, Pawnee, Owego, coo-coo. 



FOURTH LESSON 



The Light Dot Vowels 



24. A light dot iA the 'First Position represents the 
short sound of i as heard in the words mit, sit, bit. 



Signs. 



Sounds. r-i-p ch-i-p p-i-1 n-i-k k-i-k 

Words. rip chip pill nick kick 

(a) A light dot in the Second Position represents 
the short sound of e as heard in the words met, set, bet. 



Signs. 



Sounds, p-e-k r-e-k n-e-k k-e-g f-e-ch 

Words, peck wreck neck keg fetch 

(b) A light dot in the Third Position represents the 
sound of a as heard in the words, mat, sat. 



Signs. "(J- 

Sounds. 1-a-ch th-a-ch r-a-k k-a-b n-a-k 

Words, latch thatch rack cab knack 

25. The location of the First and Third Position 
short vowels between stems is governed by the rules 
that govern long vowels of the First and Third Positions. 
(See 16 and 22.) 

(14) 



The Light Dot Vowels 



15 



(a) Second Position short vowels occurring between 
two stems are placed before the second stem. 



deck 



A 

read 



bell 



wreck 



neck 



keg 



Note. — Contrast this location of Second Position short vowels 
with that of Second Position long vowels, illustrated in Par. 10. 
The object of this discrimination is to establish a more positive 
distinction between the light and the shaded vowels of this posi- 
tion when imperfectly made. 

Word-Signs 

26. Some words, on account of their frequency, are 
provided with brief unvocalized forms of a single stem, 
named word-signs. It often happens that one word-sign 
represents two or more different words, in which case 
the reader determines which is intended in each partic- 
ular instance by reference to the context or sense of his 
notes. 

27. Vocabulary 

Following is a list of words with their signs at the left, 
and the names of the signs, with their positions indi- 
cated by figures, at the right: 



S— for, fact, Ef 2 

/. ~ will, wilt, Lay 2 

\ us, use (noun) Es 

.Vs_ ,„. have, Vee 2 



J do, Dee 2 

<-tn am, him, Em 

-rr^rrr.... COttlC, Kay 2 

given Gay 1 



Note. — The hyphen and n following the word give indicate 
that both give and its derivative given are represented by the 
same sign, Gay 1 . 



16 



Cote Method 



Exercise IV 

Spell, and write at the same time, each word of the following 
exercise several times. Read, and then write from memory, 
each sentence until it can be written accurately and without 
hesitation. Be prepared to write the key from dictation and to 
read back your notes readily. 

Caution. — Be sure to write the vowels beside the proper 
stems, on the proper side and very near them, and in their 
proper positions. 




Writing Test. — Ash, edge, gig, match, peg, pitch, ask, 
mesh, gaudy, moody, data, attack. 



FIFTH LESSON 



The Light Dash Vowels 



28. A light dash in the First Position represents the 
short sound of o as heard in the words dog, mock, shop. 



Signs. 



11 \ Jl 



Sounds. f-6-b d-6-k b-6-ch sh-6-k n-6-k 

Words. fob dock botch shock knock 

(a) A light dash in the Second Position represents 
the short sound of u as heard in the words up, cup, 
pug. 

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Signs . _ ZZZ Z__... 

Sounds. r-u-g r-u-ng t-u-ch n-u-j m-ti-g 

Words. rug wrung touch nudge mug 

(b) A light dash in the Third Position represents 
the short sound of oo as heard in the words, took, rook, 
full. 




Signs. 



— h 



Sounds. 


b-oo-k 


r-oo-k 


p-u-1 


k-oo-k 


n-oo-k 


Words. 


book 


rook 


pull 


cook 


nook 

(17) 



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(c) Though the sounds of e, i, and u, in such words 
as her, fir, fur, etc., are somewhat modified by the let- 
ter r following, e and i are usually represented by the 
Second Position light dot, and u by the Second Posi- 
tion light dash. 

29. The placing of the light dash vowels between 
stems is governed by the rules that govern the placing 
of the light dot vowels. (See 10, 16, and 22.) 



Dash Vowel Word Signs 

30. Dash vowel signs (quarter-length stems) used 
independently of consonant stems are employed as word- 
signs and are written in various directions, the height 
of Tee above the line, on the line, and a quarter-length 
Tee below the line. These dash vowel word-signs are 
named Petoid, Bedoid, Tetoid, Dedoid, Chetoid, Jedoid, 
Ketoid, or Retoid according as they are light or shaded 
and in the direction of Pee, Tee, Chay, Kay, or Ray. 

31. Vocabulary 



J it, Tee 2 

\. .be, Bee 2 

../.. .... which, change-d, Chay 

„,/.. large, Jay 3 
,-^L shall, shalt, Ish 2 



' ...„ her, here, hear, Ar * 

f ...... your, Yay 2 

N of, Petoid 1 

s . to, Petoid 2 

v^. two, too, Bedoid 2 



The Light Dash Vowels 



19 



Exercise V 

Spell phonetically and at the same time write each word of 
the following exercise several times. Bead, and then write 
from memory, each sentence until it can be written accurately 
and without hesitation. Be prepared to write the key from 
dictation and to read back your notes readily. 

Caution. — Be sure to observe the rules regarding the location 
of vowels between stems. 



a 



) 



r 









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Writing Test. — Mull, cog, took, chop, pull, mush, push 
buggy, cookie, minnow, mummy, gaudy. 



SIXTH LESSON 

Diphthongs 

32. There are four dipthongs, as heard in the words 
buy, boy, bow, and clew. These diphthongs are repre- 
sented by a small caret pointing in various directions 
and placed in the First and Third Positions only. 

(a) Following is a diagram showing the directions 
and positions of these diphthong signs: 



i or y 
as in tie 


oi or oy 
as in toy 


aI 

ou or ow 
as in out 


U 

ew or ue 
as in due 



(b) The directions of the diphthong signs are fixed 
and, therefore, unlike that of a dash vowel, do not vary 
with the slant of the stem. The two .dashes comprising 
these signs are written without lifting the pen. 

33. In respect to order of reading and location be- 
tween stems, the diphthong signs are governed by the 
same rules as the simple vowels. (See 16 and 22.) 

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shy lie chew lieu boil coil couch duke 

34. When convenient, a diphthong sign may be join- 
ed to the stem it accompanies. 

i * u /: v . ri _L 

ivy iota item oil bow endow cue 

(20) 



Diphthongs 



21 



Note. — When there is a connected dipththong, an outline 
having a vertical or slanting stem may be placed in the Second 
Position. 

35. When two vowels are placed on the same side of 
a stem, that which is heard next before or after the con- 
sonant is written nearer the stem. 



^ t u- 

payee idea Dewey 



<c 



via 



Owen 



-r- 

towel 



ruin 



(a) When two vowels occur between two stems, it is 
advisable, when convenient, to place one beside each 
stem. 



lV V 



chaos 



poem peon 

36. Vocabulary 



SJ1 

Viola 



in, any, En 1 

.../.-. was, Zee 2 

J 



wish, she, Ish 1 

( think, Ith 2 

\ they, them, Dhee 2 



JL, 

Zion 



new, knew, En 2 -Chetoid 
' should, he, Chetoid 2 

/ how, Chetoid 3 

v I, eye, high, 

Petoid ^Eetoid 

£. highly, I will, I'll, 

Petoid- 1 Lay 



ay, aye, Bedoid *- 
Ketoid 



> — ^ now, En 2 -Petoid 

37. Derivatives of Sign Words. The derivatives of 
sign words are usually expressed by joining to the sign 



22 



Cote Method 



of the primitive word the additional consonant or eon- 
sonants of the derivatives. 

*£-*-.! _^ !_^ ^__ .... /^.__.\^ 

eyeing height higher hearer enlarge largely being 

Exercise VI 

Spell phonetically and write each of the following words 
several times. Write each sentence from memory until it can be 
written accurately and without hesitation. Be prepared to 
write this exercise from dictation and to read back your notes 
readily. 

Caution. — See that the diphthong signs are made sharp- 
pointed, pointing in the proper direction, and placed near the 
stems in the proper positions. 

*~\ £L v r 
■" : -"••■ i »/ ~^f " v^* " 



wC . r.. 1 1 } i jl.. /:... _ , , : 

(/ ,,i ( l:~:.L~i 

V 



=» .i U 



t 






-*• 



J. ...(...A 



C, 



-7- 



z 



Diphthongs 



23 



Test Words, VI 

Copy, in columns, the following words, and opposite each 
write its equivalent in shorthand, placing the outlines in their 
proper positions and the vowels beside the proper stems. Submit 
this shorthand copy to the teacher for examination and approval. 

After it has been approved, practice it sufficiently to be pre- 
pared to take it accurately from dictation and to read back 
your notes readily. 



dome 


cope 


gong 


honey 


dumb 


cup 


vouch 


olive 


doom 


coop 


ink 


oakum 


bail 


took 


lath 


awoke 


bell 


game 


lathe 


damage 


tape 


gem 


coffee 


tobacco 


tap 


jam 


navy 


poet 


pick 


keg 


putty 


eighty 


pike 


gnash 


duty 


adieu 


tub 


tooth 


heavy 


alloy 


tube 


bathe 


valley 


doughty 


balk 


mile 


gawky 


(Each mistake 


shop 


mill 


lobby 
Admonition 


is 2 demerits) 



The importance of an extensive general vocabulary 
cannot be emphasized too strongly. It is an indispens- 
able adjunct to the equipment of the stenographer who 
would take notes intelligently and transcribe them with 
any degree of accuracy. This vocabulary can only be 
acquired by constant and persistent reference to a stand- 
ard dictionary for all new and strange words encoun- 
tered. Begin now. 



Do not pass 
detail. 



this grade until it is mastered in every 



Yfvs>* 



y: |, ~ W> f* 



SECOND GRADE 



SEVENTH LESSON 

38. Certain frequently occurring consonants and con- 
sonantal groups are provided with brief, easily written 
signs in the form of circles, loops, semi-circles, and hooks. 
These brief signs are introduced at various stages of this 
course. 

Circles and Loops 

(a) 

Signs. * ■ - ° * -—-&r~ 

bounds. s or z scs or sez st or zd str 

Names. Iss Ses Steh Ster 

(b) Circles and loops are not employed alone (ex- 
cept as word-signs) but are joined to stems, initially and 
finally. 

(c) Circles and loops, when joined to straight stems, 
must be turned in a particular direction ; namely in the 
direction of the longhand letter 0. They are written 
on the side of the stem, the stem itself forming a part of 
the circle or loop ; thus, 

i\ ; />i z..z : b b ^lsl, 

Steh-Pee Steh-Jay Ray-Ster Tee-Ses Steh-Ar 

(24) 



Circles and Loops 25 

39. A circle or loop at the end of a stem is read last; 
that is, it is read after the stem and its accompanying 
vowels. At the beginning of a stem, it is read first; 
that is, before the stem and its accompanying vowels. 

^ k -~ -p:. b- i £ 

p-a-s d-a-z g-a-zd k a-ses t e-ster s-e-t st-a-j 

pace days gazed cases tester set stage 

40. The circles and loops are joined to curve-stems by 
turning them on the inside of the curve. 



Ko ^i^ nf m <r^s _.^n 1j — 

face niece most luster same stem store sting 

(a) S or z, after a loop or large circle, is expressed 
by an Iss-circle turned on the opposite side of the stem. 

-- -*=.- sf .W Jo. -«p /^ . 

guests rests vests possesses coasters musters 

41. The Ses-circle may be vocalized by placing the 
required vowel inside the circle. 

4l, _ f ^ fc • /• 

... Cm •■ o. 

season Sussex secede sizer disease sausage 

Note. — A little practice will enable the reader to determine 
whether this vowel is intended for a First, Second, or Third 
Position vowel. A Second Position light dot in this location 



26 



Cote Method 



need not be expressed, as the name of the circle contains that 
vowel. 

42. The Steh-loop is not employed when a vowel oc- 
curs between s and t, nor when a final vowel immediately 
follows st. In these instances, t is expressed by its stem. 



upset 



_A. 1 \A. 



rosette gazette 



-> H 

hasty besiege visit 



43. The Ster-loop is not employed at the beginning 
of an outline. 

44. Circles and loops joined to stems are named in 
conjunction with those stems, when they can be con- 
veniently spoken in this way; thus, Spee, Kays, Enst, 
Rayster. 

45. Vocabulary 



is, his, Iss 1 

... q as, has, Iss 2 

<? first, Steh 2 

JL its, it is, Tees 2 

-...L. itself, Tees 3 

/ much, charge-d, 
/ Chay 3 

J but, Tetoid 2 



~* who-m, Jedoid 2 

j are, Ar a 
own, En 8 



long, along, length, 
w Ing» 

1. why, way 1 



all, Bedoid 1 
^ on, Chetoid * 



Note. — A circle or loop may be added to word-signs for such 
derivative word-signs as thinks, things, ours, yours, longest, etc. 



Circles and Loops 27 

Ticks for The, A, An, And 

46. The word the is more frequently represented by 
a light slanting tick joined at the end of an outline or 
between words. This tick should be written in that di- 
rection which will secure a sharp angle at its junction. 

,1 !» ^ ' 

at the for the are the is the in the hour 

(a) The the-tick following a loop does not cross the 
stem, but is made as illustrated below : 

N> '-£> ^o 

past the cast the master the 

47. The word a, an, or and is more frequently re- 
presented by a light dash written in the direction of 
Tee or Kay and joined to a following word or between 
two words. 

* *, -■ * ;^v- 

a day an hour and is and should in an hour 

Note. — In phrases, the sign for a, an, or and has no individual 
position, but adapts itself to the position of the following word. 
The direction of this dash is determined by the direction and 
formation of the following sign. A sharp angle at their junction 
is always to he preferred. 

When a, an, or and does not join conveniently to a following 
sign, it is expressed by the dot on the line. 



28 Cote Method 

48. The ticks for the, a, an, and and are named Pe- 
toid, Retoid, Chetoid, Ketoid, or Tetoid, as the case may 
be. 

Exercise VII 

Caution. — Make a positive distinction between the small 
circles or loops and the large circles or loops by making the 
latter quite large. Be sure to completely close the circles and 
loops to the side of the stems. 



v_.i- f t i t 



jO 



^L_.<£ ^ S. I <* S y Jt A. 

I I T *- ....^ vL \ tz / ^ 

^ ^ -^ - ^ v *=» 



....<t..«.ts... 



- :/ L ** v -/ * •*> t- 

,^ i h/...3 ji v^ \ , k..JSJL-4±.'.. ( -V™ 

1 ^ — hzi* v +'•<& ^ **u^L 




v...!rfe/..i c — _z? cs. : ^ v 7 . ^ 

4^ ^ .hi > y..x. c iir- i ik-C 

O/* | I i : >f 1-.., 1 %u o. j. 

.<? \J,o. L€^ z..i h ,« i __ €<±q. 



Circles and Loops 



29 





Tes 


it Words, VII 




stow 


oppose 


stitch 


possesses 


seat 


edges 


honest 


in the 


siege 


dose 


lists 


see the 


sake 


odes 


attests 


has the 


sofa 


doze 


supposed 


a day 


soothe 


dozed 


solaces 


a cause 


sash 


doses 


semester 


and is 


sail 


signs 


disease 


and has 


slay 


suppose 


system 


and on 


sum 


fast 


utmost 


an hour 


sown 


least 


boaster 


in an hour 


snow 


steal 


investors 


(A mistake is 


choose 


stem 


teamsters 


2 demerits. ) 



Movement Exercises, VII 

Write in shorthand a copy of the following sentences, and sub- 
mit it to the teacher for examination and approval. Then write 
this corrected copy, sentence toy sentence many times, pronouncing 
each word as it is written. Continue this practice until each sign 
can be executed accurately and freely. 

a. A small leak will sink a large ship. 

b. Enough is a feast; too much is vanity. 

c. Empty is the life which thinks but of itself. 

d. He lives the longest who thinks and does the most. 

e. Few of us know how to give advice. 



EIGHTH LESSON 

Circles and Loops Between Stems 

49. The circles are frequently employed between 
stems, and when so located should be turned in the 
regular way; namely, in the direction of the long hand 
letter when convenient. 

50. Following are specific rules for the proper turn- 
ing of the circles between stems: 

(a) Between two straight stems in the same direc- 
tion, a circle is turned in the regular way] 



v } y 



biceps tasty desist cask rosary 

(b) Between two straight stems in different direc- 
tions, a circle is placed outside the angle : 

> k -^ % f- 



bask beseech dispose risk possessed choicest 

(c) Between two curves, or between a straight stem 
and a curve-stem, a circle is turned on the inside of the 
curve, when convenient; 

'rrC r\ _^ _^ _47. ^. r\. 

muscle lesser cousin chasm excel desire lucid 

Note. — Observe that in such words as muscle, chasm, etc., the 
vowel occurs between a stem and a circle and is placed after the 
first stem. As the vowel in these words does not occur between 
two stems, rules 22 and 25 (a) do not apply. 

(30) 



Circles and Loops Between Stems 31 

(d) Between two curves, it is sometimes necessary 
to turn a circle on the back of one of the curves : 

^ 2^ t± i>_- 541 .... 



mason missive noisome assassin facility 

51. The loops are occasionally employed between 
stems, but the stem following a loop in this location 
should never cross the preceding stem. 

...L^.. -X:. K... 

Deest-En Jayst-Ef Deester-Bee 

52. The Iss-circle is joined at the beginning of Hay 
by converting the hook on Hay into a circle. 

....<Tv_. Soho .__<*_—- Sahara 

53. The prefixes con, conn, com, comm, cum, and cog, 
are represented by a light dot at the beginning of an 
outline. 

t ,c V ^ --*- 

conceit conceal connive compose commence 

Note. — The con-dot should be written before the outline is 
started. 

54. A light dot at the end of an outline represents 
the affix ing; a shaded dot, ings. In connection with 



32 Cote Method 

nouns and adjectives, this affix may be expressed by the 
stem Ing, when convenient. 

~.(. >£-_-. ! _ -^o b> -^.- 

thinking resting doings casings sayings savings 

55. Positions of Outlines Restricted. All dis- 
tinctive outlines may generally be placed in the Second 
Position, regardless of the accented vowel ; that is, 

(a) Outlines of three stems or more; 

(b) All primitive outlines of two stems plus an init- 
ial or medial circle or loop; 

(c) All primitive outlines of two stems plus an init- 
ial or final hook (taken up in subsequent lessons.) 

(d) All other characteristic outlines that are not 
liable to clash with other outlines of similar construc- 
tion of the Second Position. 

The above principle does not apply to outlines having 
a First Place accented vowel, and consisting entirely of 
horizontal stems. 

56. Omission of Vowels. The experienced sten- 
ographer increases his speed very much, and without im- 
pairing the legibility of his notes, by writing only the 
outlines of words, omitting all but the accented vowels. 
Even the accented vowels he frequently omits, and in 
reading the unvocalized forms, he is guided by their gen- 
eral appearance, their positions with reference to the line, 
and by the context, or sense. 

There are many instances, however, when even the 
general practitioner finds it expedient to express some 
vowels. Indeed, insufficient or faulty vocalization may 
frequently occasion a material change in the interpreta- 
tion of a whole sentence. 



Circles and Loops Between Stems 



33 



It is, therefore, important that all the principles of vo- 
calization should be as thoroughly mastered as if the 
vowels were in constant use ; for, when they are needed, 
they must be expressed quickly, and if they are to serve 
their purpose, they must be expressed accurately. On 
this account the student is cautioned not to neglect this 
branch of his study. 

Throughout this course the first copy of all Test 
Words, all Grade Tests, and all Movement Sentences 
should be written in outlines fully vocalized. In all prac- 
tice work only the accented vowels and semi-circles need 
be expressed. 

57. Vocabulary 



Dollar, Dee " 



thing, Ing 1 



\ 



.- customer, Kayster 



or, Tetoid 



subject, Sbee 



\| subjected, Sbee 21 : Dee 



y \j objected, Retoid-Bee 
Dee 



I 



N^v objector, Retoid-Bee 2 
T Ar 



23 



nothing, En-Ith 2 
something, Sem 2 -Ing 



X 



object, Retoid-Bee 



... anything, En 1 -Ing 



'... language, Ing 2 



already, awe, Dedoid ' 



Note. — A colon between the names of two signs indicates that 
the signs so separated are to be written separately, but near one 
another. 

When a word-sign does not express the last consonant of its 
sign-word, the additional consonant of a derivative is usually 
disjoined from the primitive form. Thus, since the consonant t 
of the word subject is not expressed in Sbee (the word-sign), the 
additional consonant d of the derivative subjected is expressed by 
Dee disjoined. 



u 



Cote Method 



Exercise VIII 

Bead, and then write from memory, each of the following 
sentences, several times, omitting all but the accented vowels. Be 
prepared to write the key from dictation and to read back the 
notes readily. 

Caution. — Guard against the tendency of slightly curving a 
straight stem when it is accompanied by a circle or loop at both 
ends of it, or when a circle occurs between two straight stems in 
different directions. 

Word Practice 

^...^^...^.^....^......^....fc:...^..^. 

Sentence Practice 



/......<! .n.| A..^.^.\/...x...L.S.:.CS 



-4 



IT 



/-.. 



L-3 C 

LI... _£_ J. 



■) 



,_..£.. 



C X 



... z 



b 






L. 



,J 



...^ 






J /-~- , 




Circles and Loops Between Steins 



35 





Test Words, VIII 




bestow 


keepsake 


capsized 


namesake 


tacit 


chastise 


incisive 


hoisting 


upset 


damask 


successive 


siding 


disc 


chasten 


bosom 


casting 


dusk 


dismal 


lisp 


facing 


missile 


vicinity 


misjudge 


shavings 


succeed 


insanity 


justice 


necessity 


castle 


mucilage 


dispossesses 


desist 


visit 


famously 


allowing 


conveyance 


cousin 


facility 


charging 


composite 


chasm 


moisten 


deposit 


commune 


absence 


passive 


despatch 


(A mistake is 


capacity 


hasten 


dismissal 


2 demerits. ) 



Movement Exercise, VIII 

Write in shorthand one copy of the following sentences 
and submit it for examination. After it has been approved, practice 
writing each sentence from memory, omitting the vowels after the 
second writing and pronouncing each word as it is written. Con- 
tinue this practice until each sign can be executed accurately and 
freely, and until the movement of the hand in passing from one 
form to another is smooth, regular, and unhesitating. 



a. 
b. 

c. 

d. 

e. 
ing. 



Nothing succeeds like success. 

Necessity has, or knows no law. 

Despatch is the soul of business. 

To excite envy is to make enemies. 

Life itself decays and all things are daily chang- 



NINTH LESSON 

Es and Zee Stems — When Used 

58. S and z are usually expressed by their brief signs ; 
their stems, however, are sometimes employed to provide 
a position for vowels. 

59. Use the stem for s or z, — 

(a) When s is the only consonant sound, 



say ' sea _ seas 



(b) When the sound of s follows an initial vowel; 

x j ask \ assume .'j^P— essence 



(c) ■ When the sound of s or z precedes a final vowel; 

O A ^ 

/ mossv / / rar.v 



mossy ,Z l racy noisy 

(d) When z begins a word; 

■~u— zest zeal 1.. 



zero 

(e) When s or z is immediately preceded or follow- 
ed by two concurrent vowels. 

T v / A 

„^r?... science J. chaos ~) joyous 

(36) 



Es and Zee Stems — When Used 37 

60. Vocabulary 



.j£. whole, allow, Lay 3 

/ thank-ed, thousand-th, 
\ Ith 3 

~"\ .... away, Way 3 
V this, Bhees 2 
£ those, thus, Dhees 3 
\ to be, Bee 3 
-J usually, Zhay 2 



/ 



advantage, Jay 2 
- \ hope, happy, Pee 3 

\ 

v - expect-ed-ation, Spee 2 
[-■ satisfy-ied-actory, See 
1 O, oh, owe, Dedoid 2 

/. knowledge, En-Jay 2 

V never, En-Vee 2 



(a) Derivatives. — Hopeless, Pee 3 -Lays; unhappily, 
En-Pee 3 -Lay ; unexpected, Ens-Pee 2 ; unsatisfactory, Ens- 
Tee 3 ; dissatisfy, Dees 3 -Tee; wholly, Lay 3 -Lay; allowance, 
Lay 3 -Ens. 

Note. — From now on, the vowels may be omitted from the 
following common and frequently occurring words: up, by, at, 
out, each, if, few, no, know, me, my, see, so, use (noun), use 
(verb), why, way, our, and these. 

Phrasing 

61. The shorthand signs of two or more closely re- 
lated words are frequently joined together. Judicious 
phrasing increases speed of writing, inasmuch as many 
liftings of the pen and shiftings of the hand are avoided. 
Phrasing also imparts to a group of connected signs a 
certain degree of individuality not possessed by the in- 
dividual signs written separately, and legibility is en- 
hanced in consequence. 



38 Cote Method 

However, only such words should be joined as are 
familiar and go naturally together, and whose junction 
is easy and distinct. Moreover, long and cumbersome 
phrases and those extending too far above or below the 
line of writing, are to be avoided. 

a. The first word-sign of a shorthand phrase is usu- 
ally placed in its own position, the remaining signs of 
the group adjusting themselves accordingly. 

■"3 h * i - °r ~t 

give them for them she was which was will have may have 

b. In phrases, a First Position word-sign sometimes 
has its distance above the line slightly increased or dim- 
inished in order to bring a second word-sign in its own 
position. 

3 3 =i y. y. ^ 

give these give this give those in each in which in charge 

62. The sign for I, when joined to a following word, 
is expressed by a light tick in the First Position, usually 
slanting in the direction of Pee, Chay or Ray. 

...£.. ...r:_ r 1 jl ^ 

I will I am I know I do I shall I hear 

Exercise IX 

Caution. — Give Ray a more upright position when this will 
secure a sharper angle at its junction to another stem. This will 
remove the danger of deforming certain outlines. 



Es and Zee Stems — When Used M 

Sentence Practice 



\ 



O 




7 -■--— \ 



.•L^.,L. V ^...Z2 



I o, 



/o . 



'-■} ^•■•-w 



Letter No. 1 



-yO. <r^C..... o) ,/T\ .^r^Z.jt) ^ \. v_^ 



40 



Cote Method 



Test Words, IX 



saw 


assize 


Jessie 


in these 


sue 


assist 


lasso 


in those 


ace 


sack 


busy 


by them 


essay 


ask 


cozy 


by which 


ease 


sap 


zeal 


I was 


says 


asp 


zest 


I hope 


cease 


acid 


zion 


I will be 


easel 


bias 


zealous 


I think 


zodiac 


assume 


ensue 


happily 


chaos 


rose 


will do 


which was 


joyous 


rosy 


will say 


hopelessly 


Jewess 


haze 


give them 


(Each mistake is 


pious 


hazy 


by his 


2 demerits) 



Movement Exercise IX 

Submit a, shorthand copy of the following sentences for 
examination and approval. Practice on the corrected copy, omitting 
the vowels after the second writing, but pronouncing the words as 
they are written. Continue this practice until all the halting 
pauses between the words have entirely disappeared. Avoid all 
unnecessary movements of the hand. 

a. To lose hope is to seek death. 

b. Variety adds spice and zest to life. 

c. Success never comes to him who never expects it. 

d. Right, duty, and justice are the bases of honesty. 

e. Give us your ideas, but keep your ideals. 



TENTH LESSON 

Different Modes of Expressing H 

63. As has already been stated, the stem Hay repre- 
sents the sound of h. This letter is also frequently ex- 
pressed by a brief sign in the form of a light dot named 
Heh. This Heh-dot is always read before the vowel or 
diphthong it accompanies, beside which it is placed in 
the manner illustrated below : 



-' ,- - - W ---I- --^ ,/ r- 

hate hem half hut hook huge howl 

(a) The Heh-dot is usually employed for h between 
stems, and in most cases where no specific rule is given 
for the use of Hay. 






adhere boyhood exhale mishap handsome exhume 

(b) When h follows the Way-stem, the Heh-dot is 
placed between the Way-stem and the following vowel. 



£X 


^ 


_..V 


S-^,... 


.5vc. 


whey 


whiz 


whistle 


whisk 


awhile 

(41) 



42 Cote Method 

Note. — The experienced writer usually omits the Heh-dot, and 
is able to readily detect its implication by the suggestion of the re- 
mainder of the word, or by the aid of the context. The vowel 
immediately following an omitted Heh-dot should always be ex- 
pressed. 

Uses of the Hay Stem 

64. The Hay-Stem is employed — 

(a) When h is the only consonant ; 

...<_ „«Kl y^f. J&L ££ — 

haw hoe hue ahoy Ohio 

(b) When initial h is followed by the sound of s or z ; 

■_s__£ zr. J-. «, 

hiss hoist hasten husk hazel 

(c) When h is preceded by an initial vowel or fol- 
lowed by a final vowel; 

i 

ahead aheap nohow Omaha Mayhew 

(d) When h is initial and accompanied by a single 
stem which is preceded and followed by a vowel; also 
in derivatives of such words ; 

...<A ^i £- <d: <ri 

hobby harrow holly haughty haughtily 



Different Modes of Expressing H 



43 



65. In phrases, the direction of the word-sign for 
lie is changed to that of Pee or Ray, if more convenient. 



_vC 



he 
will 



he 
may 



; 

he how how 

knows much many 



v=. 



how 
will 



(a) In phrases, the sign for on, should, and how may 
be written upward or downward, as convenience may re- 
quire. 



on me on the 



-v 



should should 
know be 



<T 



should 
hear 



66. Vocabulary 



...&... ... yours, yourself, Yays 2 

( though, thou, Dhee 3 

— -*. . .together, ago, Gay 2 

L. a... always, Lay 2 -Ways 

I ) also, will say, Lay 2 - 
Es 



Q 



Michigan, machine, 
Em-Ish 2 



i - 1 



3 



into, En-Tee - 



y/V_ ref er-red-ence, Kay 2 - 
Ef 



herewith, Ar 1 -Ith 



^ whose, who is, who has, 
Jedoid 2 -Iss 

jr. ...... should the, Chetoid 2 - 

Retoid 

-,_ . and a, and an, Ketoid 2 - 
Tetoid 



Exercise X 

Caution. — Do not make the Hay Heh-dot stem too long, and 
make its hook perfect in shape. 



44 



Cote Method 




-j- 



Sentence Practice 



7\ 



Letter No. 2 



c.u..: r...v"..^v.„L.v.^.^... 



o ^ .._o... /.. 



t./A_r/ 



l^V-'-A-J-M, 



Different Modes of Expressing H 



45 



Test 



heat 

hedge 

hoe 

hot 

hook 

hiss 

Hugh 

huge 

hide 

hill 

hilly 

huckster 

hissed 



halve 

heavy 

howl 

hence 

honey 

whey 

hinge 

hurry 

health 

whist 

whisky 

halo 

homage 



Words, X 

hobby 

hustle 

hansom 

ahead 

boyhood 

behalf 

husky 

enhance 

harrow 

abhor 

somehow 

mayhem 

hockey 



but the 

he may 

he knows 

he has 

who has 

on my 

on the 

how much 

how many 

he leaves 

he was 

(Each mistake is 

2 demerits). 



Movement Exercise, X 

a. He laughs best who laughs last. 

b. Happy is he who has nothing to lose. 

c. Have the sunny smile of the small boy. 

d. How dull is he whose life is all holidays. 

e. Help those who are needy, but never ask help 
yourself. 



THIRD GRADE 

ELEVENTH LESSON 

The Semi-Circle— A Brief Sign for W 

67. The sound of w is frequently expressed by a 
brief sign in the form of a semi-circle ( c or => ) 
opened to the right or left. These signs are named Weh 
and Wuh, respectively.. 

(a) The brief sign for iv may be joined at the be- 
ginning of any stem except Hay. When joined to Lay, 
Ray, Em, and En, it takes the form of a small hook. 
The w-hook and Lay, Ray, Em and En are named, Wei, 
Wer, Wem, and Wen, respectively. 

(b) The brief sign for w, joined at the beginning 
of a stem, like the brief sign for s and h, is always read 
first; that is, before the stem and its accompanying 
vowels. 

:£ £. "C. k: cX..^ r^ ^- «*. 

wall wool whale wire worry whim wine whence 

(c) The w-hook may be employed between stems. 

-\*r —*£. «L ~^7 ...va/T _^ 

beware quire twine quench unwieldly qualm 

(46) 



The Semi-Circle— A Brief Sign for W 47 

68. An Iss-circle is sometimes converted to a Ses- 
circle to add the sign for is, his, as, or has. 



J> 

this is 



<o ... 

this has 



as soon 



O 
O 

as is is as 



(a) The signs for is, his, as, or has, beginning a 
phrase, are sometimes placed out of their positions, when 
the legibility of the following sign depends on its posi- 
tion. 



<L 



/■ 



as though 



as if 



as to as much as 



his own 



69. Vocabulary 



„ we, with, Weh 1 



what, Wuh 1 

y we are, with our, 
Wer 1 



^- w 



here, Wer 2 



y-/^- aware, Wer 

r 



while, we will, Wei 1 



when, we know Wen x 



I .„ had, advertise-d- 

■ ment, Dee 3 

W— forever, Ef 2 -Vee 



become, Bee 2 -Kay 



inquire-y, En-Wer x 



— exchanged, 



69, (a) We and with may be joined to outlines begin- 
ning with Ray, Lay, Em, or En in the same manner, as 
in we are, we will, we knoiv, and we may. 



48 



Cote Method 
Exercise XI 



Caution. — Be careful neither to close the w-hook nor to give it 
an angular form. 

Sentence Practice 



r .. 



x °:^i i r/, a ' a . x\ ..... tkL± ji 



' r ^ ^U * t 



' ** 



*v*- 



! ! a 

6. I cs c>±.c£ , i i zjzqL?. ^ , 

- w: * i ^ -/-* 4 / <r~ 

v ^qZ f <c 'c y i H -^i/. 

±i s r -•■■- ■* "V 

Letter No. 3 

<? C ): -^ x_: !: ^..:.,C:^- s*-* 1 \ 

^1 k)^ ^ ^> J x ZZ.° <^ i=£ W 



74 



M 



^ J ^ <=* ! ° w: p *>1 4 £~ 1.^ 

^wi £/ 



>.if.....'..- 



i Zl v^__ ^ 1Z 



The Semi-Circle— A Brief Sign for W 



49 





Test Words, XI 




weal 


wolf 


unwieldy 


Esquire 


war 


window 


worthily 


squire 


wine 


wealth 


weariness 


may do 


whim 


whelp 


queen 


have them 


whale 


worthy 


quince 


as large as 


weary 


^worthless 


quench 


with invoice 


whence 


worried 


quire 


with receipt 


wiry 


Wednesday 


acquire 


we leave 


willow 


winsome 


query 


we will have 


winnow 


twin 


qualm 


we enjoy 


wearied 


twine 


choir 


we receive 


woolly 


Epworth 


twenty 


(Each mistake is 


willowy 


unworthy 


square 


2 demerits). 



Movement Exercise, XI 

Make a shorthand copy of the following sentences, and submit 
it for examination and approval. Practice the corrected copy many 
times. Continue this practice until each sign is executed quickly 
and easily. 

a. Time once lost is forever lost. 

b. We never have any wealth to lose. 

c. Thinking is the talking of the soul with itself. 

d. Now is the time to make ready for your life work. 

e. Time never sits and muses on the ruin it has 



wrought. 



TWELFTH LESSON 

The Semi-Circle Joined at an Angle 

70. On certain stems, the brief sign for w is repre- 
sented by the semi-circle joined at an angle and opened 
to the right or left, according to convenience. 

A -i I "r. fe t\ > 

web wait wedge weak wing unweighed bewitch 

a. The Iss-circle may be written within a semi-circle. 

Jj JL; eX_. .*0. >•£_ 

sweat swayed swore swarm swarthy 

71. A disjoined dash in the direction of Pee or Chay 
at the end of an outline, represents ing the. The direc- 
tion most variant to the stem preceding it should be 
chosen. 

.. V — thinking the ?*-*• raising the 

(a) A disjoined dash in the direction of Tee or Kay 
represents ing a, ing mi, or ing and. The direction most 
variant to the stem preceding it should be chosen. 

.Aw, ...having a ] ,... doing and 

(50) 



The Semi-Circle Joined to an Angle 



51 



72. In phrases, the sign for are and our is sometimes 
changed from Ar to Ray, when the latter is more con- 
venient. 



c/- 



o- 



<*/. 



c/ 



these are 



those are 



you are 



with our 



73. A light slanting dash at the end of a word or 
between words denotes he as well as the. 



I 



I 



\ 



had he it is he should he if he be because he was 

had the it is the should the 



74. Vocabulary 



s. were, Weh 



.a... ~. would, Wuh 2 



-r^L issue, Ish 8 

similar-ly-ity, Sem * 



v^P 



United States, Enses 1 



.. anywhere, En-Wer 1 



nowhere, En-Wer 2 



refers, references, 
Eay 2 -Ef s 



*#. the first, Eetoid 2 -Steh 



Q~P. - as soon as, Ses-Ens 2 



Exercise XII 

Caution. — Be careful neither to close the whook, nor to make it 
angular in form . 



52 



Cote Method 



Sentence Practice 

i i_ €. ; \ .■ fS-/z, d*..i> * 1 w . 

W^ c y-y fc > -— 3& _ x 

A L ^ ^ s \ . 

\ 



- — ^ t/^ ■ 



*.- : *d 1 

) i 



O /O 



j ^Z 1 k^r r xi/ f . 

^-f//* ( , Lj- J. 






^^ 



Letter No. 4 



r \ 3L ^ T V ^ > 3 v "* f- 



A - ^ -/ €- \ ^ • ^ 

^ i^ l h , %. k -i N r- 1 : :.^ 



i 



^ A2 1 



• jak....^... 



Qj> 



jL. 



The Semi-Circle Joined to an Angle 



53 



web 

witch 

wick 

waive 

wit 

wag 

wash 

sweet 

waif 

whit 



a. 
b. 
c. 
d. 

e. 



Test Words 

wedge 

wax 

sweat 

whiff 

whet 

watch 

weak 

swayed 

waxes 

widow 



and Phrases, 

weed 

switch 

enweave 

wooed 

sweetly 

swore 

waxen 

bewitch 

wade 

Haywood 



XII 

swatch 
Lockwood 
sweetest 
wink 

walking a 
walking and 
walking the 
swearing a 
swearing the 
passing the 



Movement Exercise, XII 

No one is wise at all times. 

The aim of all living is living for all. 

To one who watches, time is always long. 

Time knows no weight of sleep or weariness. 

In any walk of life, it is the one who thinks who 



makes a success. 



THIRTEENTH LESSON 

The Semi-Circle— A Brief Sign for Y 

75. The sound of y, besides being represented by the 
Yay stem, is frequently expressed by a brief sign in the 
form of a semi-circle ( u or n ) opened at 
the top or bottom. These signs are named Yeh and Yuh, 
respectively. 

(a) The brief sign for the sound of y, joined to a 
stem, is read before any vowel accompanying that stem. 

1 ^ j ^ ^ k ^ vi^, 

yacht yore youth young yam yellow Yarrow unyoke 

Punctuation Marks 

76. The following signs are the signs employed in 
phonography for punctuation and other special marks. 

1_ „ /. 

paragraph interrogation exclamation 

// // 

dash hyphen under-score quotation 

(a) The comma, semi-colon, solon, parenthesis and 
brackets are indicated as in print. 

(54) 



The Semi-Circle— A Brief Sign for Y 



55 



(b) Proper names may be indicated by the under- 
score sign placed under the name. 



Rome 



A.JQ..T 



ames Smith 



(c) Initial letters may be indicated as follows 



) 



(d) All the other letters of the alphabet are expressed 
by the ordinary phonographic characters. 

(e) Mixed numbers are written in the ordinary way. 

(f) In amounts involving dollars and cents, both the 
dollar sign and the decimal point are omitted, and the 
numbers are expressed thus: 



Thirty-five dollars and fifty cents _ X C 



fO 



77. Vocabulary 



beyond, Yuh * 

A. -..you, Yuh 2 

„*;„.„. ye, Yeh 1 



u yet. Yeh 



inst., Enst * 

* 

L_JL. elsewhere, Lays 2 -Ar 



his, and is, Ketoid-Iss * 



and the, Ketoid 2 - 
77 "» Chetoid 



56 



Cote Method 



Exercise, XIII 

Caution. — Do not shade the shaded stems too much, and never 
retrace a stem to shade it, but shade it at its first tracing. 



Sentence Practice 



, L Lw 



r, 



r* 



T\ 



^ b ^ « 

'i. ^.^ 'V 



* ' **s> 



*y... :..^ : i '.. iw^ ^: if 



4 J A \ fi 

£ ^4f^l \v^l i 

<f. d S . Ui_ yO V. 

C" 7 r\ \^ t 



"Vi .^ r 



^ c ^ 



*£ ^1 V 



*S-uP 



.1 1. 




oJL* / /O, 1 



Letter No. 5 



£ D-; 5 r ^/ ^ v ^1 



„ 1 t 



^ I 



3 J. \ ^ 



> 



i a 



3 ^ : N, !,^.,k. 



1_ ^ Vl^ , r ,.\. 

A. -> L±"/ ^A. 



<?<LP 



JL=£d£Xk. I. 



The Semi-Circle — A Brief Sign for Y 



57 



Test Words and Phrases, XIII 



yacht 


yellow 


euphony 


those are 


yell 


yawn 


eulogy 


and the 


Yarrow 


yoke 


unyoke 


at the 


Utah 


Eunice 


eulogize 


for the 


yon 


yawl 


was he 


will he know 


Yates 


Yankee 


it is he 


why are you 


Yale 


yam 


is he 


would the 


youth 


yelp 


if you are 


were the 


Utica 


yore 


said he 


would he 


young 


unique 


were he 


if he would 



Movement Exercise, XIII 

Sumbit a shorthand copy of the following sentences for ap- 
proval. Next, practice each sentence till each sign can be executed 
accurately and freely. The movement of the hand in passing from 
one form to another should be smooth, steady and unhesitating. 
Keep the pen on or near the paper all the time, and avoid all un- 
necessary movements of the hand. It is well not to lift the pen 
from the last form written until you have a vivid conception of the 
form and location of the next word. 



a. Aim to do one thing well. 

b. The follies of youth wear off with age. 

c. Have a purpose in life and keep it in view. 

d. Are you doing your best to make life worth living ? 

e. The books which help us most are those which 
make us think most. 



FOURTEENTH LESSON 

Semi-Circles in the Vowel Positions 

78. Following a consonant, the semi-circle, instead 
of being joined, is frequently written beside the stem 
in the position of the vowel following. It thus repre- 
sents both the w or y and the vowel whose position it 
occupies. This method of representing the sound of 
w or y is employed to avoid either a difficult w-hook 
junction, or the joining of the semi-circle at an angle 
between stems. 

(a) The semi-circle in the vowel positions is repre- 
sented by Weh ( c ) for w, and Yeh ( ' o ) for y, to in- 
dicate a dot vowel following ; and Wuh ( o ) for w, and 
Yuh ( o ) for y, to indicate a dash vowel following. 
These signs may be shaded for long vowels, and left 
light for short vowels; but the advanced stenographer 
generally considers this distinction quite unnecessary. 

,\ t, 2 itlO 

twig quail quell dissuade thwack quash quota lawyer 

(b) The sound of e and i in the groups ea and eo, ia, 
io y etc., is so nearly like that of y that it is expressed by 
Brief -Yay; and, by placing this Brief -Yay in the posi- 
tion of the vowel following, only the one sign is neces- 
sary. 

(58) 



Semi-Circles in the Vowel Positions 59 

j^.._ k£ -c % -k ;\. s* 

foliage folio atheist India odium obvious posterior 

Note. — Observe that the semi-circle, with a First Place vowel 
or with a Second Place long vowel, is placed beside the preced- 
ing stem; but with a Third Place vowel or with a Second Place 
short vowel, it is placed beside the following stem. 

(c) The semi-circles, employed as vowels, may be 
placed inside a large circle. 



,b... dissuasive ,„T§Tv..enthu 



siasm 



79. The sound of w followed by the diphthong I is 
represented by a small right angle placed in the posi- 
tion of the diphthong as illustrated in the following ex- 
amples : 

(a) When WI is initial, it may be joined to the stem 
following. 

■i_3 ai .i i :t... 

twice quiet likewise wife wide white 

80. Yeh or Yuh followed by a final vowel may be 
joined to the preceding stem, when convenient. 



^ :r^ .-^ 

ammonia insignia scoria nephew argue 



60 



Cote Method 



81. Vocabulary 



^ 



himself, Ems 2 



ever, Vee * 



l _ however, Vee 2 

£ ^ .- January, Jay 2 -En 
*v.-. ._ February, Ef 2 -Bee 



^b 



^ 



cost, Kayst * 



caused, Kays-Dee 2 



misses, Emses * 



Mrs., Ems-Es 2 



Messrs, Ems 2 -Eays 



82. The affix self is represented by Iss, and selves, by 
Ses, joined to the pronoun to which they belong. 



^ 



r 



~b b 

myself himself herself yourself ourselves themselves 

83. The word us may be represented by an Iss-eircle 
joined to the preceding sign, when convenient. 



(a) An Iss-circle is sometimes converted into a Ses- 
circle to add us. 



in us 



of us with us past us gives us 



Semi-Circles in the Vowel Positions 



61 



Exercise, XIV 

Caution. — Guard against giving the semi-circles an angular ap- 
pearance like the diphthongs, or putting the two points too far 
apart. 



I J X 1 

Xb-/-^ 



^ -C 



3- 



* -V ! > >- 

<rv.\ ,r 



± 



M/^....2) 



-l ^ t/?. /- ^r o > . 1^7 : 




~\ 



Letter No. 6 



2u 1^ s^tyUh ^ ^ A t 

: L « ^ ^ v "^ 1^3 J / E 2 



.^Z. 



7* 



/: > v. 



\> 






J I ^ "U ...N ^ 



/ <\ C £\ f ^ t L ..«-«=> /.. 



-t? 



62 



Cote Method 



Test 



twist 

dwell 

bewail 

opiate 

inquest 

quack 

equip 

odium 

twill 

squash 



copious 

quietus 

quake 

squeeze 

obvious 

squib 

anguish 

maniac 

ague 

untwist 



Words, XIV 

quail 

envious 

liquid 

ammonia 

folio 

foliage 

quell 

equity 

widely 

equipage 



opium 
piteous 
disquiet 
liquefy 
iniquitous 
on us 
with us 
cast us 
receives us 
induces us 



Movement Exercise, XIV 

a. We should both give and take. 

b. Youth knows no weary hours to wile away. 

c. Always have an eye on the job ahead of you. 

d. If you have nothing else to smile for, be happy 
you are alive. 

e. Study yourself well and see wherein you are going 
to excel. 

f. Choose the work you love if you wish to succeed. 



FIFTEENTH LESSON 

Stems for W and Y— When Used 

84. The stem for w or y should be used — 

(a) When w or y is the only consonant in a word, or, 
when the only consonant accompanying it is the sound 
of s or z; 

or.... c ^ ~s. 

woe yay sway sways 

(b) When initial w or y is followed by the sound of 
s or z; 

3* c \ be' 

waste yes wasp whistle 

(c) When w or y follows an initial vowel; 

■i ^ ^- \ 

await awhile awoke oyer 

(d) In words beginning with sw followed by Pee, 
Bee, Kay, Gay, Em, En, Ing, Lay, and Ith. 

\ *v. X. - ">" t) 

«weep swim swing swell swath 

(63) 



64 



Cote Method 



86. Vocabulary 



common, Kay 1 

_jlL. commonly, Kay-El 2 

„_ _ commonest, Kayst * 



17.... 



_X commoner, Kay-Ar 



November, En-Vee 2 

acknowledge, Kay- 
Jay 2 

represent -ed, Bay 2 - 
Pee 

familiar -ly-ity, Ef 2 - 
Em 



(a) Derivatives. — Kingdoms, Kays 1 ; acknowledges, 
Kay- Jays 2 ; uncommon, En-Kay 1 ; commonest, Kayst 1 ; un- 
familiar, En-Ef 2 -Em; misrepresent, Ems-Ray 2 -Pee. 

Sentence Practice, XV 

Caution. — Give all stems in the direction of Pee a good slant. 
By doing this you will provide a positive distinction between these 
signs and those in the vertical position. 



.xJ^......l dl 1' 



Ik 



\^ * 



z, « '.: •„.:: L y . 3! 

A^J=t.bt£. ° U^ * yU z£S 

_ x czdL*/^ l 1 3u, l.dt 

^ ° ^-/ j in *x^jt 3£ it ^ *^lz 

^. -> ... . a -L-^?. • £* ^ \ %:.. 2: 



, l....,..-J.. At 3a 



Stems for W and Y — When Used 65 

Letter No. 7 

. * a. sL^iiw^ 3 3u- .... ..i7.. A c li. 

^^ y- < ^ ( a '** [ H J - r 

/ 'l \ I \^J> __.n. „,....!.... „,.. JL., I ^^ \^_ . a... 

y <?p± l — n \ S^^-N \ o s^S^ <f-\^/ ^^ Vft^ 

!:.../ ^ j X^Zq^ *...ii UL/^J.^JJ14_LL 

f ^:^.v-i^ t^j 

Test Words and Phrases, XV 

weigh awoke yeast whistle 

whey sways waste swimming 

wise west swab yes 

awake swim awhile Sweeney 

wasp yew wayside swallow 

whist wisp waster Swiss 

whisk swam anywise swing 

swell sweep wisely swap 

Movement Exercise, XV 

a. Familiar paths reduce the miles. 

b. Study the possibilities of small things. 

c. Say common things in an uncommon way. 

d. If you would succeed, you must work and think. 

e. The owl is wise because he thinks twice ere he 
hoots once. 

f. If you would know and be unnoticed, live in a 
large city. 



FOURTH GRADE 

SIXTEENTH LESSON 

Different Uses of Ar and Ray 

87. The letter r is represented by both Ar and Ray, 
the choice of which is determined by (1) the relative 
position that r occupies with an accompanying vowel, 
and (2) the convenience with which one or the other 
joins to a preceding or following sign. As a general 
rule, Ar suggests a preceding vowel, and Ray, a follow- 
ing vowel. Following are specific rules for the use of 
these signs. 

General Rules 

88. Ar is usually employed — 

(a) Following an initial vowel, or an initial brief 
sign and a vowel; 

.3„ ix -..., ^ f ,^ *x_ *yL 

air arose ark herb York serial 

(b) At the end of a word ; 

.-\. t. r*\ ^ _^ 2\ .... 

pair tore lower singer stare yore 

(66) 



Different Uses of Ar and Ray 67 

(c) Preceding Em or Iss-Em, irrespective of the lo- 
cation of the vowel, as Ar joins more conveniently than 
Ray to these signs ; 



....V— v.. roam .... v— s ___serum . ^x" ..resume 

(d) The letter r is expressed by Ar when this is the 
only consonant stem of a word and is accompanied by 
both an initial and a final vowel. 

...7^. ...array »*___. area 

89. Ray is usually employed — 
(a) At the beginning of a word; 



\ row 



wreck / risk 



(b) Preceding a final vowel, or a vowel and a final 
brief sign; 

%/„ hery ._ ^--.story -V^ furious 

(c) Preceding Tee, Dee, Chay, Jay, Ith, Dhee, Ef, 
Vee, En, Iss-En, or Ing, irrespective of the location of 
the vowels, as Ray joins more conveniently than Ar to 
these signs; 

.../, yf s\ *^?. CZ ^ 

arid urge earth orifice arena arson 



68 



Cote Method 



(d) Following Ith, Em, Ray, or Hay, irrespective of 
the location of the vowels, as Ray joins more conveni- 
ently than Ar to these signs ; 



td 

Thayer 



mire 



summer 



roar 



\*n. 



terror 



(e) After a medial circle (or hook introduced in sub- 
sequent lessons) it is frequently more convenient to em- 
ploy Ray. 



officer 



miser 



nicer 



racer 



hawser 



90. Between stems, that stem for r is used which will 
secure the sharper angle and the more compact outline. 

91. Vocabulary 



S*r. several, Iss-Vee 2 



ought, aught, Jetoid J 

/f\ respect-ed-ful-ly, Bays 2 
Pee 



notwithstanding, 
En t Tee 2 



»3s»L. nevertheless, EntVee 2 



.ZTL... New York, En-Yay 3 



C 



as well as, Slays 



.5. as high as, Iss-Hays 1 

X^~ as far as, Iss-Efs 8 
..Jf-— as fast as, Iss-Ef ses 3 



Different Uses of Ar and Ray 



69 



Exercise, XVI 

Caution.— Give Ar a good slant so as not to confound it with 
Es. When joined to another stem, Ray may usually be written 
quite upright. 

/• \ A > * £ ,S^/z. S\ 1 CI. <£ 

^/j. ^ ^^.^ l^.„* : ^ i ...^ 

* ¥Zz \^X/^ v ^\^^ 

3.....V^ ^1 t ^...2^ C :l °. ^. -s / 



■■-— ^--^ 

?. < — W ^q..1..1^:. f,.^. t/ y*. { , Izk 

i ^L,l , Q,,:\ ^1 L ^ ,. 

Letter No. 8 

■£?- 3 ^ %£xf- ^ ^ t l...^.\^... 

v.k s r^^^^U^ ^ i ^..Wa 

> ^ 1 .^ l i/ i ^^^ x....i:.....cz...!.: ft ...s^ 



/i 



70 



Cote Method 



Test Words, XVI 



ear 


soar 


arrange 


vizier 


rye 


store 


arrest 


racer 


rest 


rung 


furrow- 


aurora 


rises 


reason 


dyer 


arrear 


saucer 


tare 


eraser 


erode 


roaster 


sire 


rum 


Erie 


rub 


dairy 


resume 


airy 


orb 


fire 


serum 


hoosier 


fur 


fury 


admire 


barrier 


argue 


easier 


aright 


artist 


early 


lure 


arch 


simmer 


relay 


sorry 


array 


(Each mistake is 


risk 


star 


rear 


2 demerits) 



Movement Exercise, XVI 

a. You must think and do for yourself. 

b. It is folly to tear one's hair in sorrow. 

c. How poor are they who have but wealth. 

d. The less we know what is in store for us the 
happier we will be. 

e. The earnest toiler will win his way anywhere; 
the poor one, nowhere. 

f. Music touches the keys of memory, of sorrow, 
and of joy. 



SEVENTEENTH LESSON 

Different Directions of the Sign for L 

92. While the sign for the letter I is usually written 
upward, it is sometimes written downward when joined 
to another stem. The choice in the direction of this 
sign is determined by (1) the relative position that I 
occupies with an accompanying vowel, and (2) £he con- 
venience with which this sign, in one or the other di- 
rection, will join to a preceding or a following stem. 

(a) The sign for I written downward is named El. 

Following are specific rules for determining the direc- 
tion of this sign. 

93. El is employed — 

(a) Following En, Ing, or Iss-Kay, as it is more con- 
veniently joined to these stems; 

_t. yr- y z^l rzL 

nail Nellie inhale kingly scowl 

(b) Preceding En, Ing, Iss-En or Gay, as it is more 
conveniently joined in these cases; 



& G .£. ...C- 

lion lens oblong links lag 



% -^ Cr 

(71) 



72 Cote Method 

(c) In certain combinations where the downward di- 
rection is obviously more convenient; 

-^ h "f V } A 

nicely thistle vessel chisel tassel dazzle 

(d) Before Em or Kay, if preceded by an initial 
vowel or by a vowel and an initial brief sign. If there 
be no preceding vowel, Lay is employed before Em or 
Kay; 



-C^._ 


CL 


r 


j£C 


£* 


elm 


hillock 


silk 


whelm 


Wilkes 



lame 

Note. — Observe that the Weh-hook may he joined at the top, or 
beginning, of El, in the same manner as it is joined at the bottom, 
or beginning, of Lay. 

(e) After Ef, Vee, or Ray, when I is final. If I is 
followed by a vowel, Lay is employed after Ef, Tee or 
Ray. 



■■> * 



nrf y ^r ^r 



file vowel royal royalty folly villa 

94. Lay is employed to represent the letter I when 
it is the only consonant stem in a word; also, in most 
cases in which the rules of Section 93 do not apply. 

r. c .c "Cs.^..2<... ^r......y^....Z. 

ale else sail help olive earl mole assail lull 



Different Directions of the Sign for L 
95. Vocabulary 



73 



^P 



influence, in us, Ens 1 
influences, Enses * 
........ influenced, Enst * 

„..a. advantageous, Jays 2 

L disadvantage, Dees 2 - 
f" Jay 



discharge, Dees 2 - 
/° ~ Chay 

V, peculiar-ly-ity, Pee 2 - 

*~\^ whenever, Wen-Vee 2 
^/A^ wherever, Wer-Vee 2 



-4 



at first, Teest 8 



Exercise, XVII 

Caution. — Give El a good slant so as not to have it look like Ith. 

t C^£l INT. K^z/zA ZJ ( ££ X./ 

3- * - S *H^f ^ 9 ^ ^ * 

~-±^C* ^ ^ ^ x: ^ -^ r../. 

4 C > ° > d: i C i *j/ : 7- ' Ci 

,_ ^/ ^A i ^ ?= * ^ - V 

k_5^ "....>.. 






^S 




74 



Cote Method 
Letter No. 9 



r -\ y c^ q/.. ^ c in % r 

• I Or. i °....L:\ . 4X..., ^ kzw'^ 

I Cs^- ^,.zk, v C ^i c 



= o 



a \ 



> T 




IT > 



J.. / ±rf:M.A ^^„ £ 



-/ & u>" ^> F • ^ 




"L > / 





Test Words, XVII 


- 


leek 


Lyons 


pilaster 


sunless 


like 


lynch 


listen 


loathe 


alike 


erelong 


lisp 


loath 


lame 


helm 


hustle 


languish 


alum 


jolly 


league 


snail 


elk 


inhale 


ail 


luster 


sulk 


elbow 


alchemy 


cellar 


whelk 


elude 


whelm 


muzzle 


foil 


oblong 


alimony 


steel 


valley 


vile 


royally 


lease 


null 


nestle 


royal 


lynx 


Nellie 


nozzle 


vassal 


(Each mistake 


kingly 


coolest 


lobby 


is 2 demerits.) 



Different Directions of the Sign for L 75 

Movement Exercise XVII 

a. At each volley thousands ceased to live. 

b. A smile will go a mile while a scowl stays at home. 

c. You must think yourself happy if you would be so. 

d. Few of us make the most of what we possess. 

e. Laziness is one of the most unsatisfactory things 
on earth. 

f. When we look at things rightly we always see 
something to love and admire. 



EIGHTEENTH LESSON 

Different Directions of the Sign for Sh 

96. While the sign sh is usually written downward, 
it is sometimes written upward when joined to another 
stem. The sign for sh written upward is named Shay. 

97. Shay is usually employed for sh — 
(a) Following Tee or Dee; 



V 


[/■;. 


tl 


M 


1l 


dish 


tissue 


sottish 


whitish 


Swedish 



(b) Accompanying the sign for I, when both are 
written upward ; 



lash slush abolish shell shallow 

98. Ish is employed for sh when it is the only con- 
sonant stem; also, in most cases where the rules in Sec- 
tion 97 do not apply. 

^ 



J J ■? <{ 

ash sash gash shape rush Jewish 

(76) 



Different Directions of the Sign for Sh 77 

99. Of, of the, between words in certain set phrases 
are frequently omitted and implied by writing the ad- 
jacent words close to each other or, occasionally, by join- 
ing them. 

first of May days of the week one of the most 

100. An outline beginning with a horizontal or down- 
ward stem may be placed below and touching the line 
of writing to imply a preceding to, too, or two, 

to come today tomorrow too many two weeks 

(a) This location of an outline to imply a preceding 
to, too, or two is known as the Fourth Position. 

(b) To, too, and two, must be expressed by their 
signs preceding an outline beginning with an upward 
stem. 

101. Vocabulary 

V" * to a, to an, Tetoid 4 
*"'*" to the, Petoid 4 
r>k " to him, Petoid 2 -Em 
- with him, Wem 2 



regular-ly-ity, Bay 2 - 
Gay 

irregular-ly-ity, Ar 2 
Gay 

neglect-ed, En 2 -Gay 



Pennsylvania, Pees 2 - 
Vee 

Note. — The phrases, with him and to him are placed on the line 
to distinguish them from with me and to me, respectively, which 
are written in the regular way. 



78 



Cote Method 



Exercise, XVIII 

Caution. — Write such groups as Shay-Lay, Lay-Shay, Lay-Es, 
Lay-Ar, and Ef-Shay, with a graceful sweep of the hand and with- 
out stopping or pausing after the first stem. 




C> !~\ 3Z3 N x 3j/U t ^ , p 

xh ! - A ! [ F w-^'/ 



Letter No. 10 






jC. 



I: ^ U .... 



^ 



^ir\ 



A 



\/ -A 



*^La j^I 



N^....li Q-* A J/....sA..C. 



Different Directions of the Sign for Sh 



79 





Test Words and Phrases, 


XVIII 


dish 


lashed 


abolish 


shank 


shake 


reddish 


shallow 


demolish 


push 


shawl 


Swedish 


gnash 


ash 


shady 


thyself 


seditious 


showy 


ashy 


abash 


to do 


shell 


slash 


sottish 


to make 


lash 


tissue 


mesh 


to seek 


shove 


rush 


whitish 


to suppose 


bushy 


chamois 


Chicago 


too large 


rash 


polish 


slush 


two weeks 


sash 


radish 


shale 


to receive 



Movement Exercise, XVIII 

a. Much of the force of a language lies in its idioms. 

b. Today is the day you have long looked for. 

c. Make the best of life wherever it may be cast. 

d. Life is a stormy sea beset with many rocks and 
shoals. 

e. Oh, for a life of busy weeks with solemn Sab- 
baths of repose. 

f. We never lose any of our sorrow by bearing a 
sour look. 

Special Exercise. — Make a general review of the vocabularies, 
beginning with Lesson Four, and 'be prepared to read word sign 
Table No. 1, page 147. You should be able to name the signs 
running from left to right, or running from top to bottom, also 
as they are pointed out at random. (See key, page 148). 



FIFTH GRADE 



NINETEENTH LESSON 

The L-Hook 

102. A small initial hook on the circle side of straight 
stems adds the sound of the letter I immediately follow- 
ing, or I with an obscure vowel before it. 

\\f f / £.:l^s 

C* ' - N -V— J I *• — — * — ~ — 

Signs. 

Value. pi bl tl dl chl jl kl gl 

Names. Pel Bel Tel Del Chel Jel Kel Gel 

103. A small initial hook on the concave side of Ef , 
Vee, Ith, Dhee, Sh, and Zh adds the sound of the letter I 
immediately following, or I with an obscure vowel before 
it. 



Signs. 



L_ L_ C C Jl_J. 

Value. fl vl thl dhl shl zhl 

Names. Fel Vel Thel Dhel Shel Zhel 

104. A large initial hook on Em, En, or Ray adds the 
letter I immediately following, or I with an obscure vowel 
before it. 



Signs. -..Q. C_^. 

Value. ml nl rl 

Names. Mel Nel Rel 

(80) 



The L-Hook 81 

105. A vowel accompanying a group-consonant stem 
is read before the group, if written before it; but is read 
after the group, if written after it. 



V V - T- 

apple plow eagle glee aglow plucky aflame eclipse 

.j: ^. is % fc <zr: L \ 

total bevel employ unable likely quickly ethical pliable 



W V -« ^r...o<^ 



funnel barrel enamel rural relax unlike floral 

Note. — Observe that the letter I expressed by a hook groups 
with the consonant preceding it, and not with the one following 
it. Thus, in the word aflame given above, the letter I groups with 
/ and not with m; likewise, in the word unlike, the letter I groups 
with n and not with 1c. 

106. Sh and Zh, with an 1-hook, are written upward, 
and the 1-hook is at the bottom of these stems. The 
groups Shel and Zhel never stand alone, but are em- 
ployed only when joined to other stems. 

<-j. :^j. "v. 

initial officially harshly rashly shellac t 



82 Cote Method 

107. It is not always possible to make a perfect initial 
hook between stems, but a slight opening of the hook, giv- 
ing it an angular appearance, is sometimes necessary. 



DL 

cobble fiddle Mitchell 




h 



108. The Iss-circle (not the loops or large circle) may 
be prefixed to an initial 1-hook by placing it distinctly 
within the hook. 

h-, i \ r* ^ Jl. 

cycle civil peaceable Gospel classical unsocial 

109. All or will may be added to a preceding word- 
sign by an 1-hook. 

.)■:. ^ , o...... ... /. 

at all in all to all they will which will who will 

110. The word Company as part of a firm name, is ex- 
pressed by Kay, and may lap with a preceding stem, it 
may cross it, or it may be joined ; thus, 



Casings Co. Smith & Co. Price & Co 



The L-Hook 
111. Vocabulary 

^„„ apP^, Pel 3 

^ till, tell, it will, Tel 2 



83 



n _ until, at all, Tel 3 
|_ deliver-ed-y, Del 2 
~ call, equal-ly, Kel * 



G/ 



difficult-y Kel 2 



real-ly-ity, Rel 1 



<X^ related-ion, Rel 2 
C/l. relative (adj), Rel 2 



Cl^- only, Nel 2 

unless, Nels 1 



L. 



full-y, fail, fell, fellow, 
Fel 2 



...^ value, Vel 3 

~S> supply, Spel 



Exercise, XIX 

Caution. — Guard against curving a straight stem with an initial 
hook, especially if it has a final circle or loop. 



, %J 



) 



3 . ^^, 



(q..L Z. .......Li 



U e 1 11 



) < * ^ 



L^/vz c ^ L. ^ ^ ^ f 4 ^_^/ 



84 




Cote Method 
Letter No. 11 




< 


w " x 


W '* ~7 


At -<^1 


^-S*-^ 


*7t:\- 


l/ 


^ • r 


\ / L \x L 


V:, 


<"v>/ 


</ 


5. VA , 

i 


^.Vyi.'.,<L 


yo ■ 


'^>A 


ft 1 


J =1 


- />i«. 


T"' \^ \ 


^>o 


U 


f v c+^^#^ 




Test Words, XIX 




play 


fling 




likely 


unlock 


please 


flume 




gamble 


feasible 


blaze 


table 




penal 


settle 


blister 


employ 




rural 


satchel 


idle 


total 




penalty 


civil 


idly 


chattel 




finally 


social 


clay 


noble 




camel 


socially 


eagle 


shuttle 




animal 


if all 


evil 


cable 




plural 


of all 


flew 


legally 




flannel 


which will 


blame 


double 




officially 


who will 


acclaim 


doubly 




rashly 


(Each mistake 


gloomy 


, bevel 




unlatch 


is 2 demerits.) 



The L-Hook 85 

Movement Exercise, XIX 

a. What value do you place on time? 

b. Most of our difficulties are neglected duties. 

c. It is only the initial step which is really difficult. 

d. The social and ethical values of work are many. 

e. It is right to work for money, but never to play 
for it. 

f. Time is a most valuable jewel and is never re- 
placed when once lost. 



TWENTIETH LESSON 

The R-Hook 

112. A small initial hook on the left side of down 
straight stems, or on the lower side of Kay and Gay, adds 
the letter r immediately following, or r with an obscure 
vowel before it. 

Sign,. V\ 1 1 1 I = = 

Value. pr br tr dr chr jr kr gr 
Names Per Ber Ter Der Cher Jer Ker Ger 

113. A small initial hook on the inside of the curve 
stems Ef, Vee, Ith and Dhee reversed, adds the letter r 
immediately following, or r with an obscure vowel before 
it. 

Signs. Hi 2i_. 1 5 

Value. fr vr thr dhr 
Names. Fer Ver Ther Dher 

Note. — Ef, Vee, Ith, and Dhee, reversed in this manner, cannot 
be confused with Ar, Way, Es, and Zee, as these latter stems never 
take an initial hook. 

114. A vowel sign accompanying an r-hooked stem 
is read before the group, if written before the stem, and 
is read after the group, if written after the stem. 

pray, addressed, probe, traitor, frame, livery, 

utter, across, pepper, progress, throb, gather 

(86) 



The R-Hook 87 

115. A small initial hook on the inside of Ish and 
Zhay adds a following letter r. These groups are always 
written downward and are named Sher and Zher, re- 
spectively. 

x 5_ 4? > ^ ■}■■■■ 

shriek erasure fishery pressure leisure treasure 

116. A small initial hook on the inside of a shaded 
Em and En adds the letter r immediately following, 
or r with an obscure vowel before it. 






hummer inner honor rumor armor banner minor 

Note. — Observe that the letter r, when expressed by a hook, 
groups with the consonant preceding it; thus, in the word shriek, 
r groups with sh and not with k. 

117. Are and Our may be expressed by an r-hook on 
a preceding word-sign. 

_Z ) _*__ -) ^_J\ 

which are they are who are at our in our by our 

118. Self and selves may be added to an r-hook 
phrase-sign. 

_^ ^_ _J>Q _ _ V_ 

to ours of ours to ourselves by ourselves 



88 



Cote Method 



119. Vocabulary 



\ 



appear, Per * 



_...!x., member, remember, 
Ber 2 

*\ - number-ed, Ber 3 

■— ■- dear, direct-ed-ly, 
Der 2 

L truth, Ter 2 

sr^ •« care, carry, Ker 2 
- A., from, Fer 2 



over, Ver * 

.j every, very, Ver 2 

.„^v favor, Ver 3 

/ . there, their, they are, 

Dher 2 

- ^ other, Dher 3 

mJI Ji surely, Sher 2 

^"^ Mr., mere, remark, 

- Mer x 



Exercise, XX 

Caution. — Guard against making the r-hook angular in shape, or 
too large in size. 



1. 



C 



i , : \.v^/^ :.r 1 



a. \L c 



i^..r:\^.. t^U i k^r i^ , . ^oyb ^ 

L.L..C. L* ! v...- v L \ z.. Z\...ll.J>, 2s_ivJ^L_*k 



y 



O^JL.^XJ^/^ i C.1 ^..l.C.\D.....^/ 

tl±jz^c 5- %4J* Lkc 1 S £± 

^yiO^_\4^.j K y ~s°/. 



The R-Hook 
Letter No. 12 



89 




s=£../T 



/ 1 ^ /K 

trrrrJ... JL.. Z.....X. 5X 

(X /. .N*. 

n: ±u. ^ i it hsr 



'~h A ^v ^ b^ 1 ^ t 



£. 



zU^i .\ .^r 



/\ \ ' A3 I VS '%/ C.A.. 





Test Words, XX 




tries 


fry feathery 


troublesome 


trusses 


affray bribery 


bother 


crest 


threw drapery 


silver 


utter 


freak neighbor 


silvery 


hatter 


throb gather 


fresher 


prim 


shrub treasure 


armory 


brook 


lever treasury 


each are 


trap 


banner treachery 


by our 


groom 


tanner shrubbery 


to our 


prop 


rumor agreeably 


by ourselves 


probe 


drier proclaim 


of ours 


crop 


livery tropical 


(Each mistake 


group 


leathery frugal 


is 2 demerits.) 



90 Cote Method 

Movement Exercise, XX 

a. There is nothing so royal as truth. 

b. Small service is true service while it lasts. 

c. For one real sorrow there are a dozen shadows. 

d. If you expect to succeed, you must pay the price. 

e. One realizes the value of money when he tries to 
borrow some. 

f. Master your tools, and your treasure will take 
care of itself. 

g. Only what we have wrought into our character 
in life, shall we take away with us. 



TWENTY-FIRST LESSON. 

Special Vocalization 

120. To avoid long, inconvenient outlines, the 1 and 
r-hooks are frequently employed, even when an accented 
vowel comes between I or r and a preceding stem. This 
license is also taken in writing many short words whose 
outlines thus written are not common to those of other 
words, with which they might conflict. However, a vowel 
so located must be expressed in a special manner and ac- 
cording to the following scheme : 

(a) A dot vowel is made into a circle and placed in 
the required position before the group, if long; and after 
the group, if short. 

o^ b° ? ^ — Tt^ X^~- 

veil terse jar bark firm pioneer 

Note. — When the above rule would place the circle in an angle, 
or in an awkward proximity to another vowel sign, it may be 
placed on the opposite side of the group, as in pioneer. 

(b) A dash vowel is placed through the group in 
the required position. 

^ ^7 44-_. .%!. ?U-< <^£ 

fool courage occur portray volume roller 

(c) A diphthong or a semi-circle may be written 
through the group in the required position; or, if more 
convenient, just before the beginning of the group for a 
First Position vowel, and at the end of the group for a 
Third Position vowel. 

(91) 



92 Cote Method 

^7, :...*ix ,.. v^, .. ^. V^... 

n 

require qualify figures endure picture 

Iss, Ses and Steh Prefixed to an R-Hook 

121. A circle or a small loop may be written at the 
beginning of a straight stem with an r-hook by placing 
the required circle or loop on the r-hook side of the stem. 

5s 1 ±> 3 



spray stress score sister stutter 

(a) A circle between two straight stems in the same 
direction, if placed on the r-hook side of the second stem, 
implies an r-hook on that stem. 

■i f f-~ A ^~ 

destroy dissuader disaster prosper execrable 

(b) Iss-Ker and Iss-Ger are joined to a preceding 
Pee, Bee, Tee, or Dee in the manner illustrated below. 

~W *v^ ^1^1_J^_ -V~ 

obscure subscribe decry discourse discourage 

(c) Sper and Sber are joined to a preceding Chay or 
Jay in the following manner. 



<*Q- Jasper ^ 



cheese-press 



(d) In all cases in which the preceding rules do not 
apply, the circle is prefixed to an r-hook sign by writing 
it distinctly within the hook. 



Special Vocalization 



93 



-n 



> 



C% 



A— C 



extra 



besieger mistress whisper 



listener 



122. Two word-signs are frequently joined together 
when their sign-words are components of a compound. 



I 



y^ysk. 



i 




^„..).-~--^i 



Although, altogether, wherefore, therefore, wherever, soever, 
become, everything, overcome, whereto, thereto, onto, hereinto. 

The sign for you, joined initially to certain stems, has 
the appearance of an r-hook. 

(a) This hook for you is sometimes placed on the 
back of a curve-stem, and may also be used medially. 



1 



-J 



t— t 



you do you shall you have you think if you have 

123. Vocabulary 



%. i principle, principal-y, 

Per 2 

JV practice, practical-ly, 

^ Per 3 

„I^o..._ surprise, Spers 2 
.jSTs more, Mer 2 



near, nor, Ner x 



^ 



owner, Ner 3 

feel, fall, fill, follow, 
Fel 1 



probable-y-ility, Per 2 
Bee 



»~V oapability, Key : Bee - 
_X.. capable-y, Kay-Bel 2 



(a) Derivatives.— Surprised, Sperst 2 ; surprises, 
Sperses 2 ; nearer, Ner-Ar 2 ; nearly, Ner-El 2 ; improbable, 
Em-Per 2 -Bee ; incapable, En-Kay-Bel 2 . 



94 



Cote Method 



Exercise, XXI 

Caution. — Be sure to close the circles and loops completely and 
to make the straight stems to which they are joined perfectly 
straight at all times. 



L -^ \ 



V 

3 



_* /ZjZ-jLJ. J. 4...» 2 _* \ 

3 , < ^Lk*± £±\...k, ]./. - ^> 



$, 



^. zv » CI... «*. 



<Z?' 






b 



../ 



' - • v =s 

....tt^tt. L^Q. L J.....J* 

.\ v } ; L3 \u/jl ^ *k ,^=,.:....£..... 

■ iit^ ± & '£ \ ' 

- ^ ^ \ L ,-C!^/^..:^ .^..., 

./*,.....' \^ |_ v )• *--* X =£J 

Letter No. 13 

/"• '^— r? — £-?4 ^ -^" I ) ^>\ 

±c±l ^ t 1 \j. 3 o. ^ — I ; ^i: 

isc L^/. r^j^Jsi £Z .4 ; ^Li..h y. 

c^/^.. $ > l.C...^..^..L/.. ^.i : L D... 

.L^p....).: U^JU^.^1 .L.n..^/....A...C„... 



Special Vocalization 
Test Words, XXI 



95 



shark 

marvel 

gear 

church 

prosper 

scream 

scrawl 

disgrace 

discourage 

obscure 

curb 

recourse 



thirst 

endure 

enroll 

ignore 

epicure 

cheese-press 

stopper 

film 

sooner 

procure 

vulgar 

supper 



suitor 

seeker 

scars 

cigar 

strip 

stripper 

term 

foolish 

volume 

domineer 

incur 

stretcher 



stroker 
lisper 
pastry- 
designer 
prisoner 
distress 
almost 
thereto 
wherever 
wherefore 
(Each mistake 
is 2 demerits.) 



Movement Exercise, XXI 

a. Never refuse to consider advice. 

b. Character is the only true culture. 

c. Music hath charms to sooth the savage breast. 

d. People who hope for the best do most to secure it. 

e. Honest industry should appeal to us as an ideal 
of life. 

f . It is only the steady stream which finally wears its 
way to the sea. 

g. You will never receive a full measure of success 
unless you take real pleasure in your work. 



TWENTY-SECOND LESSON 

The Enlarged L and R-Hooks 

124. Enlarging a small 1-hook adds r; enlarging an 
r-hook adds 1. 

(a) The letter added by enlarging an 1 or r-hook is 
read after the vowels following its consonant group. 



R 


.si , 


• 


q— 


-X 


R added— 
Abler 


Blair 


clear 


collar 


muffler 


^ 


% 


i 


<X- 


% 


L added— 
April 


control 


frolic 


liberal 


editoria 



(b) S may be prefixed to an enlarged 1 or r-hook by 
writing the Iss-circle distinctly within the hook. 



•P 



settler 



<£— 



scholar 



.... industrial 



(c) An initial hook is not enlarged to add I or r when 
followed by a final vowel. 



!X 



xc £ w: ^ Jvi 



pearl pearly floor Flora frill freely 

(96) 



The Enlarged L and R-Hooks 97 

(d) An enlarged 1-hook sign is named Pier, Tier, 
Kler, etc. ; an enlarged r-hook sign is named Prel, Trel, 
Krel, Cherl, Merl, Nerl, etc. 

The In-Hook 

125. The syllable in, en or un at the beginning of a 
word and followed by s, is usually represented by a small 
curl prefixed to the Iss-circle when this circle would 
otherwise have to go on the back of En. 

(a) The small curl prefixed to an Iss-circle is named 
the In-Hook. 

...\ r\ x_ ^l ^ L 

Inseparable, inscribe, unstrap, enslave, unsurmised, unsettle 

Note. — Whether in, en, or un is intended in each particular case 
is determined from the remainder of the word. 

126. Vocabulary 



— "I during, Der 3 

? larger, Jer 3 

1 •»*■ avail, Vel 2 

,\L failure, fuller, Fler 2 



h~ danger, Dee 2 -Jer 
v -*/. influential, En-Shel * 



m Yours truly, Yay 2 -Trel 
r\l ...„ very truly, Ver 2 -Trel 



98 



Cote Method 



Exercise, XXII 

Caution. — Make- the large hooks large enough so they will never 
be taken for small hooks. Give a good curve to the In-hook so as 
not to have it look like an initial tick. 

1. .^Zl^/lla .^ .w...\^.....*^Z....&, i-tL^^JL 

li\...^.^..^2^.1 ; ^..: L 1 ~3y/ 

* =jU d. z_ .O ^^/....^..........:...- 2S ul 1. 



f^ *B>_, a-Q ±! N . t£ - C±/- I lA- 

^l !2 v r : L ^4 ! 2 ! i i fk 1^ 

<^~ ^ U^ v^^b^..^ ^ t 

(C ^rv d ."!> (^I^jLja !kjJ3 J^-C I £-c- 

I / w. . <_^ ^ 




- : ^-v f - ^p i- : i:! 

Letter No. 14 

~ Z..c_ l!w..!^i T ^^c vz...-r. 

/Qji u^ii « V ^ ?■ ' W ^-J 

,D. o ^ A...1^Z \.r......f=.. 4 x^ ^f V 



The Enlarged L and R-Hooks 



99 



Test Words, XXII 



abler 


glory 


enthrall 


insecure 


blur 


curly 


clerk 


inscribe 


teller 


moral 


mackerel 


unsuppressed 


settler 


morally 


corporal 


inspire 


glare 


flowery 


tolerably 


unstrap 


flower 


pickerel 


straddler 


unseemly 


April 


scholar 


pastoral 


unsullied 


trial 


dabbler 


unstrung 


insular 


trolley 


rambler 


inseparable 


unsolicitous 


frill 


sprinkler 


insuperable 


unceremonious 


flurry 


buckler 


unscrew 


unswayable 


thrill 


straggler 


enslave 


(Each mistake 


shriller 


implore 


enslaver 


is 2 demerits.) 




Movement Exercise, XXII 


a. It is 


our hearers who inspire us. 


b. From the best emr 


►loyees spring the best employer 



c. Accuracy and thoroughness are the genius of this 
age. 

d. Enthusiasm makes work a pleasure and thrills 
with the very joy of living. 

e. The flowers of fame usually reach us in the shape 
of floral harps and crosses. 

f . Inscribe your name on the walls of time in strong 
and deep characters. 



SIXTH GRADE 

TWENTY-THIRD LESSON 

The Final Hook for F or V 

127. A small final hook on the circle-side of straight 
stems adds / or v. 

(a) The f or v-hook is read after the vowels accom- 
panying its consonant group. 

Puff, pave, brave, tough, stove, strife or strive, chief, achieve, grief 
or grieve, cleave, reef or reeve, self or serve, wharf, heave 

Note. — The context and a little practice will enable the student 
to determine in any particular whether f or v is intended. 

(b) The Iss-circle (never the loops or the large cir- 
cle) is added to an f-hook by writing the circle distinctly 
within the hook. 



$ l1.^...i^..^..o^..^...^.k^ 



_V-^-4- 



Bluffs, staves, strives, cliffs, grieves, cloves, serfs or serves, hoofs, 

swerves, deserves, deprives, engulfs 

(100) 



The Final Hook for F or V 101 

128. The f or v-hook should be employed between 
stems whenever convenient. 

*J=jk=_._*= I I /-*£- 



\ -\ 



Provoke, traffic, graphic, devoid, outfit, chiefly, servile, hovel 

(a) The phonographic syllables fer and ver following 
a straight stem, are usually expressed by the f-hook and 
Ray. 

Prefer, proffer, defer, devour, adverse, clover, achiever, river, hover 

(b) The phonographic syllables fen and ven follow- 
ing a straight stem, except Ray or Hay, are usually ex- 
pressed by the f-hook and En. 

\^,.. k* ^ J— L. ... L c ... ^* • S*^J- 

Profane, define, stiffen, striven, telephone, juvenile, craven, provincial 

129. Following a straight stem, final / and v are ex- 
pressed by the f-hook ; but when these consonants precede 
a final vowel, or a vowel and a final 7.9.9, Ses, Stch, or 
Ster, their stems are employed. 



102 



Cote Method 



V 



...A...../L,. 



.=> i 



U^ 



■A* 



Puff, puffy, huff, huffy, cough, coffee, device, revises, refused 

130. In a few instances, / or v may be added to a 
curved stem by a long, narrow hook. This use of the 
f-hook is restricted in application and must be regarded 
as a license. It is employed in only a few outlines 
in common and set phrases, and as a contracted affix 
taken up in a subsequent lesson. 



131. Vocabulary 



3l_ 



A _ 

L 



bef ore, Bef 2 
• above, Bee 2 -Vee 
whatever, Tef 2 
whichever, Chef 2 
proof, prove, Pref 



\f "" approve-al, Pref 3 



_L_.. truthf ul-ly-ness, Tref 2 
■■ jbs3l~ careful-ly-ness, Kref 2 

Jl*. different-ce-ly, Def 2 
,„..L^ transfer, Ters 2 -Ef 



transgress, Ters 2 - 
Gays 

California, Kief -Ray s 



132. Of or have may be added by an f-hook. 



L 



( 



-!r ^ 

out of ,and of which have who have they have 



The Final Hook for F or V 



103 



Exercise, XXIII 

Caution. — Be careful not to curve straight stems accompanied by 
both an initial and final hook, circle, or loop on the same side. 

JLJJjJ-J! L>I^ I l..\/.......Z, 1 « ! ^.-.....L^.....^..„..!^ ' I 

^ 4-j -w^ t=^±^=c^c 

4* -..^....Z..^.....,^—, I tL-^*-—^ .1 

^L 'c^l v^. i qnJL l 1 z\ 

«=> : c L^/L* i ^ 1 1 ^..,l i-. 

t n= v= i 3y-? ~^^/i ^ 




Letter No. 15 

| ^ ^v ^ V r -.. 



~r 



J 



•> 



z»....r.....&o 



v.z\. 



.^.. 



^f ..!w J A.....^/. ^..<L, 

z: t^ 1 4LkcL5f\ 



i-ix. k 1 \ p..._.:... A ....S. v.....^f. a ^~ ^-w 

o..% s<, Af^7 / f .4 L r r ,,„ r\^ j^ 



104 


Cote Method 
Test Words, XXIII 




chaff 


cloves 


proffer 


provoke 


achieve 


serves 


diver 


traffic 


rove 


roofs 


traverse 


graphic 


hoof 


coffee 


engraver 


profanity 


cliff 


defy 


river 


prefix 


grieve 


review 


define 


province 


staff 


survey 


profane 


thievery 


beef 


rebuff 


toughen 


there have 


brave 


retrieve 


striven 


each have 


drive 


native 


contrivance 


whereof 


groove 


mastiff 


devote 


which will have 


strive 


mischief 


deviate 


(Each mistake 


scarf 


positive 


reverie 


is 2 demerits.) 



Movement Exercise, XXIII 



a. While courage lasts, nothing is lost. 

b. Nothing so quickly defeats success as worry. 

c. It is only the brave who deserve the fair. 

d. He who labors the best really is the happiest. 

e. Honesty is truthfulness, and truthfulness shows 
character. 

f. To relieve a youth of all care and duty, is an in- 
justice to him. 

g. Most people dislike vanity in others, whatever 
share of it they have themselves. 



TWENTY-FOURTH LESSON 

The Final Hook for N 

133. A small final hook opposite the circle side of 
straight stems adds the letter n following. 

(a) The n-hook is read after the vowels accompany- 
ing its consonant group. 

\ v. \ J-.3- A/ *~"^ *—*- x y ^ 

Pen, happen, brain, tone, strain, join, adjourn, coin, clean, weaken, 
scorn, run, worn, hone 

(b) A small final hook on the inside of curve-stems 
adds the letter n following. 



<L 



k JL c -i .:L): .j.... J:.^...^...3...^. 



Fine, oven, then, taan, heathen, assign, zone, ashen, session, loan, 
woollen, earn, summon, women 

(c) The n-hook may be employed between stems. 

Vaner, vanish, lonely, runner, gunnery, panic, seminary, clincher 

134. The Iss-circle may be added to an n-hook by 
placing the circle distinctly within the hook. 

(105) 



106 Cote Method 

Heathens, assigns, sessions, concerns, swoons, summons, unions, 
woollens, women's, yoeman's, frowns. 

(a) 8, s-s, st or str may be added to an n-hook on 
straight stems, finally, by placing the required sign in 
the place of the hook which is thus implied. 



5 un, puns, punster, punsters, condenses, < 
glanced, instances, dispensed, conference 



Pun, puns, punster, punsters, condenses, chanced, rinsed, cleanses, 
;, dispens 



Note. — Observe that the sign for s, s-s, st, or str without an im- 
plied n-hook is not placed on the n-hook side of straight stems, but 
is turned on the opposite side, or in the direction of the long hand 
letter O. (38, c). 

(b) The n-hook and a circle are sometimes used be- 
tween stems, in which case the circle is written dis- 
tinctly within the hook. 

Ransack, ransom, lonesome, mainstay, gainsaid, kinsman, rinser 

135. The stem for n must be employed preceding a 
final vowel ; also, preceding a vowel and a final s, s-s, st 
or str which may be represented by its brief sign. 

/?...../^......\ \_ jx-S^. £>_&>! 

Rain, rainy, pen, penny, bone, ebony, denies, Genesis 



The Final Hook for N 



107 



136. Own, one or than may be added to a stem with- 
out a final hook, circle or loop by an n-hook. 



-J - 

my own at our own to our own any one some one more than 

137. Vocabulary 



• ^ upon, Pen 2 

3 been, Ben 2 

* - general -ly, Jen 2 

X balance, Blens 3 

( learn-ed, alone, Len 2 

3^ often, Fen 2 

Cj*.. men, Men 1 



Man, Men 2 



opinion, any one, 
Nen 1 

can, questioned, 
Ken 2 

— again, Gen 2 

explain-atory, explana- 
tion, Splen - 



\ at, once 



we, can 



Derivatives. Balances, Blenses 3 ; unbalanced, En- 
Blenst 3 ; learner, Len 2 -Ar; oftener, Fen 2 - Ray; questioner, 
Ken 2 -Ar. 



108 



Cote Method 



Exercise, XXIV 

Caution. — Be careful not to curve straight stems having an 
initial and a final hook or circle on the same side. 

../. k£ ! c ( .....^ !> yLz i \..^....^ S.1^/ 

3.....:....../. X T <=s k~..-...4^4 *IZJLjh 1 \l\j......cJ... \ S~*>» 

-t- i ^ ' \ I ^ w- ^) - ~ ^ 

^/,1 J. ..W. C. IdLIZ 3 ^/... 7 . 1 L 

=,....^= ? Jj Z ,......y...<r, <=> .^L. ti f- 

ZyL...^ '...' ^ v ...^->.,.\ L, \ I C. IwLJ2. I_A_ 

, f c ) j z^ .3/...//,. r. X Lj^Lj^^jo 

'^, 21 i-£- 1 ? <£. 1-.:. <=^_ - 



\ b 



/; 1^1 



Letter No. 16 



..V .1 



I- *" f. f^ 

\ C^ ). 



:n c. 



V 



) 




■^ 



-^_ .». ^rssZ. 

^ -c u^ 

-=> .tx! ^ : 1^ 



^ ^ > , h/-$ 



The Final Hook for N 



109 



Test Words, XXIV 



open 


sudden 


dance 


obtains 


attune 


plain 


danced 


pagans 


adjoin 


apron 


condenses 


ruffians 


coin 


slain 


chains 


orange 


ran 


woollen 


chanced 


rainbow 


hone 


worn 


cleanses 


canopy 


vain 


weapon 


rinsed 


stanch 


assign 


frown 


spins 


panic 


thin 


shrine 


spinster 


penny 


lane 


sustain 


spinsters 


venom 


earn 


screen 


fines 


rinser 


mean 


sworn 


shrines 


(A mistake is 


noon 


pains 


assigns 


2 demerits.) 



Movement Exercise, XXIV 

a. Economy of time should be learned early in life. 

b. There can be no reverence where there is no 
respect. 

c. The keen eye for blemishes often misses the bless- 
ings. 

d. Cheerfulness is a duty of life and is necessary 
to happiness. 

e. The more we learn by observation the less we 
have to learn by experience. 

f . We can never be happy until we first seek the hap- 
piness of others. 

g. Plain living and high thinking was the rule in 
Athen's happy days. 



TWENTY-FIFTH LESSON 

The Shon and Tiv Hooks 

138. A large final hook on the circle-side of straight 
stems adds the sound of shon. 

(a) The Shon-hook is read after the vowels accom- 
panying its consonant group. 

Option, station, derision, auction, occasion, Grecian , Egyptian, 
repletion, election, illustration, veneration 

(b) A large final hook on the inside of curved stems 
adds the sound of shon. 

Fashion, evasion, notion, elation, oration, admission, ascension, 
profession, emulation, elimination 

139. When the sound of shon is preceded by a vowel 
and s, it is usually represented by a small curl added 
to the Iss-circle on the opposite side of the stem. 

(a) The small curl representing shon is named Eshon. 

(b) A First Place vowel occurring between s and 
Eshon is written at the left of Eshon, and a Second or 
Third Place vowel at the right. 

•A \.__ -£\__1. ..<^_„..f.. __*„.-. e — ^..-•oJo *** -**«- — -***- 

Decision, procession, recision, recession, acquisition, accession, 
accusation, association, authorization, persuasion, compensation 

(110) 



The Shon and Tiv Hooks 111 

140. A large final hook on the n-hook side of a straight 
stem adds the sound of tive. 

(a) The Tiv-hook is read after the vowels accom- 
panying its consonant group. 



Active, educative, eruptive, receptive, figurative, corruptive, 
executive, sportive, comparative 

(b) The syllable tive following a curved stem or a 
circle is expressed by Tef . 

(c) The hooks for shon and tive may be employed 
between stems. 

-4?c fci. v^i ^:v?c.. £ m.-^c. 

Auctioneer, stationary, national, talkativeness, comparatively, 
rational, sensational, conversational 

(d) Iss (never the loops or large circle) may be add- 
ed to the shon and tiv-hooks by writing the Iss-circle 
distinctly within the hook or curl. 

& r £?~S ^...<4^VJ..JnSL^: 

Assertions, electives, inspirations, illustrations, restoratives, sup- 
positions, condensations, inquisitions, dispensations 

141. In phrase writing the sign for you is sometimes 
inverted to secure a more convenient junction. 

when you ...\u.. before you 



112 



Cote Method 



142. Vocabulary 



lr 



~fc> position, Peeseshon 2 

JV possession, Peeseshon 3 

...jO — objection, Beeshon 2 
.....o-_. objective, Beetive 2 

Jj£ subjection, Sbeeshon 2 

„..aS subjective, Sbeetive 2 

Exercise, XXV 



^~ application, Pelshon 3 



satisfaction, 
Steeshon 3 



N^v objectionable, 
"^ " Beeshon 2 -Bee 

y/\l representation, Kay 2 - 
Peeshon 

y/\ representative, Bay 2 - 
Peetive 



investigation, En- 
Veeseshon 2 



Caution. — Make the large hooks quite large, so as to show a 
positive distinction between them and the small hooks. 

./. :. zk,..:. ^ iZ. i ^ v /. i^/.z, ^ 



> 



,,... i zzy4., 3 .J. ! v <pr v.^r^Z* i 

tH CJL2 i ^ E^llLal^JC ^._:>Jk^?. .s^-iX 

rxt* t^Jju c. ^...zj~:,(i\. ° \^ 4 \=* 

: 1 v /-?.... :. .\™ j/..i, k..!f.:...: izg 1 *L 

a j.J......f, ' ^ /. ^L. JlS \.S^....^SoZ.m, ' at ° 

.^ V 1:...L Jci^l_LL N 3 k^ ^..:^/ 

a. ld : ~z ^ ^_n^ :>/ 



The Shon and Tiv Hooks 



113 



Letter No. 17 



.v.y...^....r....i cj?l c > 

LID. .S-r. V^> Q \ .^\. C_-V 



.„n.....^c.:......,. 



\ tt \' 




L, 



, vS 




^> i ?^ i 5L: c 4. ! * l 

vV=- ^ ^ - - ^— ! ' 






Test Words, XXV 

passion adoption physician intuitive 

option petition accusation nutritive 

edition education condensation corroborative 

sedition location active excursion 

occasion deception talkative discretionary 

ration eruption deceptive transitional 

section veneration fugitive receptives 

completion discussion competition invectives 

» 

notion stationary disposition decisions 

emotion supposition impression recisions 

lotion precision illustration compensations 



114 Cote Method 

Movement Exercise, XXV 

a. We live in the consequences of past actions. 

b. Keep in the procession, if you would advance. 

c. Civilization owes itself to the saving force of ideas. 

d. Temptation and pain develop the capacity for 
happiness. 

e. Perhaps nothing unveils the soul so thoroughly 
as conversation. 

f. The desire for knowledge is always increased with 
the acquisition of knowledge. 

g. What you know is yours; what you tell is public 
property. 



SEVENTH GRADE 

TWENTY-SIXTH LESSON 

Em Shaded to Add P or B 

143. Em may be shaded to add a following p or 6. 

(a) A vowel accompanying mp or mb is read either 
before or after the group, according to its location, but 
never between the letters composing the group. 



P added — Camp, impeach, impede, impose, campaign, 
B added — Emboss, humbug, bamboo, embody, embezzle 

(b) Shaded Em is named Emp, when p is added; 
Emb, when b is added. 

(c) Emp and Emb do not take an initial hook, and 
are, therefore, never mistaken for Mer. However, a 
final hook may be added, as is seen in the foregoing illus- 
trations. 

145. The stem for I is written downward preceding 
Emp or Emb. 

.... (rr\ lump £^s slump Cr^ limbo 

(115) 



116 Cote Method 

Double Lengthening 

146. Any curved stem (except Ing) may be made 
double its length to add the sound of ir, dr, or thr. 

(a) These double-length curved stems may take a 
circle or hook, initially or finally. 

(b) Tr, dr, or thr, indicated by lengthening, is read 
after the vowels accompanying the stem, but before a 
final hook, circle or loop. 



O-^ 




Tr added —Fetter, voter, lighter, alter, sifter, water, shorter, 
flatter, mortar, Eastern, veteran, lantern 




Q <J 

5o >-->_ 



Dr added — Older, ladder, ardor, moderate, modern, hinder, 
wonder, squander, wilderness 



^d 



V c— --> — 

Thr added — Father, Arthur, neither, thither, smother, smoother, 
Northern, anthracite 

(c) Straight stems may occasionally be made double- 
length to add tr, dr, or thr; but this principle is usually 
applied only to such stems as are preceded by another 
stem. 



Em Shaded to Add P or B 117 



writer ...^±C£.. quarter ./C....\Z.. reporter 



147. Ing may be made double its length to add the 
sound of kr or gr immediately following it. 



Kr added — Anchor, winker, banker, thinker, handkerchief 
Gr added — Younger, finger, stronger, angered 

148. The lengthening principle must not be employ- 
ed when tr, dr, thr, kr or gr is followed by a final vowel, 
or by a vowel and a final circle. In this case the stem 
with the r-hook is employed. 

^\ !±T. £lL...^t 0. .^-... 

Entry, sentry, sultry, sundries, leathery, hungry 

149. In such words as moderation, federation, filtra- 
tion, alteration, etc., the vowel a following tr or dr may 
be omitted without impairing legibility and the length- 
ening principle applied. 

150. The first half of an up or down lengthened stem 
should be placed in the position of the accented vowel. 



fitter fetter fatter litter letter latter 



118 



Cote Method 



151. A full-length stem without a final hook, loop, or 
circle, may be lengthened to add there, their, they are, 
and sometimes other. 



in their f when they are 



some other 



a. Than, oivn, one, may be added to a lengthened sign 
by an n-hook. 



rather than 



in their own 



another one 



152. Vocabulary 



important-ce, Emp x 

improve-d-ment, may 
■be, Emp 2 

impossible-ility, 
Emps 1 

somebody, Semb 2 

entire, any other, 
Enter * 

another, Enther 2 



further, farther, 
Ferther 2 



^N....^ whether, Wayther 



matter, Emter 2 



rather, Rayther 2 



( 



_... within, Dhen a 



longer, Inger 3 



(a) Derivatives. — Unimportant, En-Emp 4 ; impossi 
bilities, Empses 1 ; entirely, En-ter-El 2 . 






Em Shaded to Add P or B 



119 



Exercise, XXVI 

Caution. — Make the double-length stems quite long — 'better too 
long than too short. Do not retrace Emp to shade it, but shade it at 

the first writing. 



i 1L^...V-^ )•' 

£fc .! 



..N — <*. 



%^/ a. ^ ^ — .... 

^ ^...^A^ k 



.9*-^. v 

\.L 7 



ZL 



n ]r=../..s. :.....,\^ I 

L ; .l=ll 1-S: ) U 1 



\ 



~j. It. o. -h»-j? *?z^J.... L J... J-. JL. \... 

^ & * ^ v? i ^ 

/ja,\» L i_ y \ L .4 .'. ib&s/jl =? 



Letter No. 18 

i \.^v r £ N V fl .-. 



/ 



r 
t...., z.... 



.) 



«- "^w- ,..A_I^1 CT^jC \ZLC (Oil 

^) ^ t K. i.z^ !n : ( h^Jl^U=: 



-(■ * VV 



i^J21 



120 



Cote Method 



Test Words, XXVI 



pump 


embalm 


winter 


feathery 


pomp 


ambition 


Walter 


neutral 


tramp 


fitter 


wilderness 


tenderly 


camp 


A^oter 


wander 


engender 


stump 


oyster 


tender 


anchorite 


impose 


latter 


ardor 


decorator 


imposition 


older 


sinker 


was there 


empire 


latter 


stronger 


are there 


ample 


shutter 


hunger 


while they are 


impeach 


psalter 


anchorage 


any other 


thump 


slaughter 


center 


may be 


shampoo 


smoother 


sentry 


(Bach mistake 


embezzle 


smother 


angry 


is 2 demerits.) 



Movement Exercise, XXVI 

a. Oh! for a lodge in some vast wilderness. 

b. The chain is no stronger than its weakest link. 

c. Where we place trust, there we must have faith. 

d. We must tramp upon our feelings when principle is 
at stake. 

e. Speculation is a curse when you win as well as 
when you lose. 

f . To practice patience requires nearly as much prac- 
ticing as music. 

g. Promotion comes to him who waits, but it is more 
likely to come to him who works. 



TWENTY-SEVENTH LESSON 

The Halving Principle 

153. A stem is made half its normal length to indi- 
cate t or d following. 

(a) T or d indicated by halving a preceding stem 
is read after any vowel or hook belonging to that stem, 
but before a final circle. 

v. t J- « *VV - C <> ...j. t._ (?..- /*--* 

1 * A 

Bet or bed, fate or fad, shot or shod, goat or goad, bright or bride, 
fright or fried, wart or ward, welt or weld, plots or plods, tent or 
tend, joint or joined, lent or lend, grant or grand, mounts or 
mounds, rents or rends, spends 

(b) The names of the above signs are: Bet, Fet, 
Isht, Bret, Fret, Wert, Welt, Plets, Tent, Jent, Lent, 
Grent, Ments, Rents, and Spends. 

154. When the half-lengths for Ar, Em, En, and the 
stem for I have no hooks, they are shaded to add d, 
but are left light to add t . 

(a) The Shaded half-length sign for 1 is always 
written downward. 



>..v--v ) 



Mailed, compelled, sold, barred, middle, hardly, ascend, resound, 
modified, esteemed, redeemed, handled, retailed 

(121) 



122 Cote Method 

(b) The names of the shaded half-length stems Ar, 
Em, En, and El are : Ard, Med, End, and Eld, respect- 
ively. 

Note. — Yay, Way, Emp, and Ing are made half-length only when 
they have a hook and, therefore, will not be confused with a half- 
length shaded Ar, Em, En, or El. 

155. To secure an angle with a preceding stem the 
letters rd are sometimes expressed by a half-length Ray, 
named Ret . 



K^ fared • smeared (Fl....... 



lowered 



156. After a hook or circle it is sometimes more con- 
venient to express Id by Let. 



mislaid 



y£„ household >a fondled 



157. Half-length Es may be written upward when 
more convenient than the downward direction. 

3 .."-., *i .. . ' 

... opinionist visionist 

(a) Upward half-length Es is named 1st. 

158. The application of the halving principle some- 
times makes it necessary to disconnect from each other 
two stems of unequal lengths when there would not 
be sufficient angle at their junction, if connected. 



The Halving Principle 123 

situated probate tactic critic emphatic assuaged 

159. When an outline representing the present tense 
of a verb ends with a half-length or Steh-loop, the past 
tense is represented by writing Dee beside the outline 
of the present tense. 



..(...treated ... 0| ...wasted ... | ...pointed 

Note. — The advanced writer usually omits the extra stem Dee 
denoting the past tense, and uses the same form for both the 
present and past tenses. 



Exceptions to the Halving Principle 

160. A half-length Ray implying a following t or 
d is not employed alone, unless it has a hook. When 
Ray is the only consonant preceding final t or d, the 
stem for this t or d must be employed. 



'v write 



write 



„ wired --.•?.„. raved 



(a) It is seldom advisable to employ a half-length 
stem with a full-length stem, unless there is a distinct 
angle at their junction showing the exact length of 
each stem. 



£..... L-.locate ..V*w fatigue 



lashed 



124 Cote Method 

(b) T and d are usually expressed by their stems pre- 
ceding a final vowel, or preceding a vowel and final s. A 
final vowel thus implied need not be expressed. 

--"]'— faulty ... ?•___ appointee J7!7l«=_-Jndu<?e ' 

(c) When an initial vowel is followed by a consonant, 
a vowel and final t or d, the stem for this t or d must 
be employed. 

acquit ■ ...... J„- allot ... S*\ _.. allowed 

Note. — The object of the foregoing principle is to provide a dis- 
tinction between such words as quit and acquit, foot and afoot, light 
and alight, loud and allowed, etc. 

(d) Final t or d, preceded by two concurrent vowels, 
is expressed by its stem. 



poet .. I duet —.I... triad 



I duet — 



Note. — The object of the foregoing principle is to provide a 
distinction between such words as quite and quiet, pet and poet, 
flute and fluid, debt and duet, etc. 

(e) When I, r or n is preceded by a vowel and a con- 
sonant, and followed by a sounded vowel and final d, 
(not t) this final d must be expressed by its stem. 

.....LJ moneyed Wm mellowed ^C I solid 



The Halving Principle 



125 



161. The word not may be added to a full length 
word-sign without a final hook or circle by an n-hook and 
making the stem half-length. 



J ...do not 



.So.„ have not 



162. Vocabulary 



.T^.„ arc not 



put, Pet 



- about, Bet 3 



... doubt, Ded 



.■•-«*. could, Ket 2 

,....—. — good, Ged 2 
-JC— world, Eld 2 
-.*<. - nature, Ent 2 



w under, hundred-th, 
End 2 



immediately, Med 1 



J 



% 



— amounted, am not, Ment 2 
•- somewhat, Smet i 

- that, Dhet 1 

•• cannot, kind, Kent * 

♦ account-ed, Kent 2 

• did not,Dent 1 



•- profited, Preft 1 
•~*L. understood, Ends-Ted 2 
-X- understand, Ends-Tend 2 



Derivatives. — Doubtful, Det 3 -Fel ; doubtless, Det *- 
Lays ; goodness, Ged 2 -Bns ; worldly, Eld 2 -Bl ; worldli- 
ness, Bld 2 -El-Ens; naturally, Net 2 -El ;kindly, Kent 4 - 
Lay ; kindness, Kent *-Ens ; kindest, Kent *-Est ; unkind, 
En-Kent * ; accountant, Kent 2 -Ent ; misunderstood, Ems- 
Ends-Tet \ 



126 



Cote Method 
Exercise, XXVII 



Caution. — Make a positive distinction between full-length and 
half-length stems. Observe also that a half-length curve has more 
curve than a full-length one. 



1 



C...^..^\...s LXJL^fjL .V ^ Zl:i. 

'-:, ^ = , I ti , % 4- 

■■* v * * 4 J s hA c > - ^ - ^ L 

^./a :. z:...d / L^ \y..^.j.. :. y^ h, 

% ^ t L \ % ' ^ p^ ^ jlJsl^^. 

\SX^ S> ■* ^ ^^..^ L ^ a...._.W..Y- 

./<?,..' v.....N>. LA \ v ..3 £ ^. /..//, C JSj-i .— Q- 



V 



.^, at 



Letter No. 19 






/?... 



..u^ .^/ *, 



X 



^rs 



T 



r -^ 

zi*Z. z:......a1.....i_....i / :.. <*=- 



r 



o. 



« * i ^ •— * 

k. i il x ^ IX...4 ^T: t 



•V 



•4 



^1. 1 S_«r. 

- ^ C ~ 



^ 



The Halving Principle 
Test Words, XXVII 



127 



fad 


hurt 


rescind 


allayed 


deeds 


need 


bottom 


riot 


sacked 


mode 


written 


cruet 


paint 


slight 


detect 


methodic 


round 


sold 


detained 


thinnest 


plate 


smote 


moored 


fashionist 


brought 


summed 


dated 


legitimate 


puffed 


sound 


founded 


mountain 


fashioned 


beamed 


vested 


dependent 


occasioned 


nailed 


fired 


providential 


light 


medium 


narrowed 


attitude 


lied 


racked 


tirade 


(Each mistake 


hard 


remote 


locate 


is 2 demerits.) 



Movement Exercise, XXVII 

a. Many an eloquent sermon is preached in silence. 

b. The world is full of men whose intentions are 
good. 

c. Thoroughness gets more results than the inspir- 
ation of genius. 

d. It is the habit of not thinking that keeps man- 
kind in a rut. 

e. The love of duty is an essential part of all healthy 
human nature. 

f . There is no action so slight but it may be done to 
a great purpose and ennobled thereby. 

g. Be not the first to cast the old aside, nor yet the 
last by whom the new is tried. 



EIGHTH GRADE 

TWENTY-EIGHTH LESSON 

Contracted Prefix Signs 

163. Con, conn, com, comm, cum, or cog may be ex- 
pressed by a light dot placed at the beginning of an out- 
line. 



connection, compromise, cumbersome, commute, cognizance 

Note. — All prefix-signs should be written before the body of the 
outline is started. 

(a) Concom is expressed by two dots, one above the 
either, placed at the beginning of an outline. 

...J. ...concomitance - '-.concomitant 

164. Accom is expressed by a heavy dot placed at the 
beginning of an outline. 

\_> accompany *\, accomplice "b accommodation 

(128) 



Contracted Prefix Signs 129 

165. Contra, contro, contri, or counter is expressed by 
a short light dash placed at the beginning of an out- 
line and written at right angles to the following stem. 



I D contradiction ...\ .. contribution countersign 

166. Circum or self is expressed by an Iss-circle plac- 
ed beside the first stem of an outline. 



selfish 



self-esteem o\y- circumference 



167. Self-con, self-corn, or self-cog is expressed by 
an Iss-circle written in the position of the Con-dot. 



o o 

J self-conceit self-control 



self-concern 



168. Inter, enter, or intro is expressed by a half- 
length En at the beginning of an outline. This prefix 
sign is usually joined to the remainder of the outline, 
but when more convenient, it may be disjoined and 
placed beside the first stem. 

'ntroduce, interrupt, interrogate, intercept, entertain, intermission 

.IL ^ *.***■ ^ ^: I;!3., 

169. Magni, magne, or magna is expressed by an 
Em placed above the remainder of an outline. 

^L_ magnify I— magnetic l< magnitude 



130 Cote Method 

170. For or fore is usually expressed by Bf in the 
Second Position. This sign should be joined to the re- 
mainder of an outline wherever convenient. 

.k, W w V: ^ 

forehead forfeit foreseen foreswear forearm 

(a) Preceding Kay, Gay, Iss-Kay, Bee, and Tel, 
the prefex for or fore is more conveniently expressed by 
Fer; preceding Em, Ray, or Iss-Lay, by Ef-Ar. 



-^ ^'r ^ S^ 



Forego forsake foretell foremost forerun 

171. With, when a prefix, is expressed by Dhee join- 
ed to the remainder of an outline. 



C withstand C withheld (n. 



withdraw 



172. Con, conn, com, comm, cum, or cog in the body 
of a word is implied by writing what follows this syllable 
partly under or close to the latter part of what precedes 
it. 

J^i >^A l v .._ L, m A. 1/t?.. I>uS 

Incommode, decompose, misconception, recognize, 

encumber, disconten, recommend, irreconciliation 



Contracted Prefix Signs 131 

(a) Con, conn, com, comm, cum, or cog, beginning 
a word, is frequently implied by placing the remainder 
of the outline under or close to the preceding word or 
phrase. 

^a> your consent Vc Q I must confess *>L this contest 

(b) The word a or and preceding a word beginning 
with the prefix con, conn, com, comm,, cum, or cog may 
be expressed by Ketoid 2 and the prefix implied by plac- 
ing the remainder of the outline under this sign for a 
or and. 

— ^jj— a command - — — a commission 

(c) Con, or com preceded by the syllable in or un is 
occasionally omitted and the remainder of the word is 
joined to this syllable. 



Incomplete inconvenience inconsiderable 

inconsistent inconsequence unconcern 

Note. — Con and Com are best expressed by their regular con- 
sonant-signs in the words, comic, comet, comity, comedy, commerce, 
commissary, commotion, comrade and their derivatives. 

173. Contracted prefix-signs may be joined to initial 
syllables and to one another. 

.^. ^^a >£* 1/ 

Unforeseen unencumbered self-contradictory 

unselfish unrecompensed 



132 



Cote Method 



174. Word-signs are sometimes used as prefix-signs 
and when thus employed, retain their individual posi- 
tions (except the word under). 



v^r^ 



v 



..*, 



..i™. 



■^ 



Almost afternoon undertake 

afterthought understand undertook 

Note. — Under, used as a prefix-sign, adjusts its position to that 
of the remainder of the word to which it is joined. 

175. The word it may be represented by having a 
preceding full-length sign without a final circle or loop. 



\_ for it 



in its 



\ upon its 



176. Vocabulary 



. i without, Dhet 2 

J^ after, Fet 2 

ix^ future-ity, Fet 3 

J told, Telt 2 

3 ability, Blet * 



gentlemen, Jent * 

.//. gentleman, Jent 2 



read, ordinary, 
Ard 1 

- is it, Zet 1 



•>-.- as it, Zet 2 



of it, Vet 1 

<? hereafter, Reft 2 



i , 



nterest, Ents-Tee 2 



^f 



interested, Ents-Tet 



Note. — Is, as, of, and the, in the phrases is there, is it, as there, 
as it, of there, of it and the other, are expressed by their phono- 
graphic signs instead of their arbitrary signs. 



Contracted Prefix Signs 
Exercise, XXVIII 



i :^?_2l_\ , L ^ ~Z.\J 



133 



S..-. .<&£ \ \ : 

- ^ t f : J^ 3 * , l j i +± 

:. i/± :.../ ^ c l^ ^^Z* 3 *-* £ i. 

C \/-4 j % , 1: ^ 3Jk ^ V^^^ 

4£* 4 : J:...^. cL^ k. d-k v...k^ ° 



t 



^_^ 



^^ 



,/«2 JL 



~V 



) 



"f. 



f 



.//,. 



./&, 



-^::I.3.y^...i 



i lc x.J..j^ • } ° *> ^ :. ^ 



Letter No. 20 



.\ <±LA. t dZ. 

■^ K ** V 

*J± 5 k.. C \ x , 



.X. 



i 



L, 



7 



^ Ac 



...=, j , 5 r rr 

' LZL L^CIC^ 



£xi a > il«. dL_, ..i ,ax t.:.!^ r/i^.. 



134 



Cote Method 



Test Words, XXVIII 



console 

convene 

compose 

cumbersome 

cognizance 

accompany 

accommodation 

self-love 

self-important 

circumspect 

circumvention 

self-same 

self-conscious 

contradict 

contravene 



interpose 

intercede 

interval 

introduce 

intercourse 

entertain 

magnitude 

magnificent 

withdraw 

withhold 

withstand 

forethought 

forfeit 

forgot 

foretold 



foresee 

forward 

in conversation 

give control 

we can complain 

he will conclude 

do you contend 

was composed 

no confusion 

recompense 

irreconcilable 

a compensation 

conical 

comedian 

have it 



Movement Exercise, XXVIII 

We are too apt to magnify our losses and difficul- 

No one can foretell the possibilities of a human 



a. 
ties. 

b. 
life. 

c. Conceit is self-confidence without a foundation to 
rest upon. 

d. Do not accept a favor unless you expect to pay 
interest. 

e. Occupation is the sovereign balm that cures dis- 
content. 

f. Education is the result of hard lessons and self- 
denial. 

g. Every great and commanding movement in the 
annals of tin world is a triumph of enthusiasm. 



TWENTY-NINTH LESSON 

Contracted Affix Signs 

177. Ingly is expressed by a disjoined slanting dark 
dash placed at the end of an outline. 



s-7-6, amazingly \r 1 —/ provokingly 

178. Fulness, someness, or bleness is expressed by a 
disjoined Iss-circle placed at the end of an outline. 



C 



o 



lawfulness p^Vdq serviceableness 1 o irksomeness 



179. Lessness is expressed by a disjoined Ses-circle 
placed at the end of an outline. 

r° "I k 

:?.... lawlessness .... q— -heedlessness __9 thoughtlessness 

180. Self and selves, when their circles cannot be con- 
veniently joined, may be disjoined. 

^~^> mans self .pv ....our own selves 

o 0O 

181. With, as an affix, is usually expressed by Ith 
joined, but occasionally the Weh sign is employed. 



<^\ wherewith .../...therewith ..V. 



forthwith 



182. For or fore, as an affix, is expressed by Ef 
joined. 

.... /_.. therefor /V. wherefore 

(135) 



136 Cote Method 

183. Soever is expressed by Iss-Vee joined when con- 
venient; or by Iss disjoined when the other is not con- 
venient. 



*^L <=L M. 



^ 



/o 



wheresoever whencesoever whosesoever 

whensoever whithersoever 

184. Ship is expressed by Ish joined when conveni- 
ent. When more convenient the Ish may be disjoined. 

l> fellowship -^ — friendship ....^— hardship 

185. Ology is expressed by Jay joined when conven- 
ient ; or by Jay disjoined, when more convenient. 

& y v - } s £ 

Theology zoology theologian 

physiology zoologist theological 

186. Ble, My, or bility, following a circle or hook, is 
expressed by Bee joined. 



^\ sensible ..3^„. surmountable ( . 



fashionable 



187. Rity or lity may be expressed by disjoining the 
stem immediately preceding either of these syllables. 

k^ Ss?j 5L| !*ni X>\ l.\... 

Affability, futility, fidelity, legality, prosperity, disparity 

188. Mental, mentality are expressed by Ment dis- 
joined. 



i 



instrumentality ^^ fundamental 



Contracted Affix Signs 137 

189. Full or fully is frequently expressed by an 
f -hook, following a full-length straight stem ; following a 
circle or hook, Ef is employed whenever Fel could not 
be conveniently written. 

...1 | !iL !il \_ 

truthfully deceitfully graceful successful painful 

190. A prefix or affix form may be disjoined from the 
remainder of an outline when it will not connect con- 
veniently. 



>c )}- ix, ^ IZi 

shortly concisely arrangement non-payment misplace 

191. Of may be expressed by an f-hook whenever 
convenient; otherwise by the sign for of disjoined. 

^- t - ^ ^ £ 

whereof out of unheard of hereof thereof 

192. On is sometimes expressed by an n-hook. 

*? 5 ^ ^ 

whereon thereon hanger-on looker-on 

193. In is sometimes expressed by an n-hook; some- 
times by the En stem. 

3 : } 3, ^ U 

herein hereinafter hereinbefore wherein therein 



138 



Cote Method 
194. Vocabulary 



<v 



particular -ly, Pret * 



<\ opportunity, pretty, 
part, Pret 2 

._ astonish-ed-ment, 

Est 1 

)■ — establish-ed-ment Est 2 

) 

. authority-ative, 
Thret 1 

'jJL-. toward, Tret 2 



L t stood, Stet 2 

quite, Ket 1 



accord-ing-ingly, 
Kret » 



security, secured, Skret 3 

o — 

„ heretofore, Eet 2 -Ef 



- ■>!■- natural-ly, Ent 2 -El 



Exercise, XXIX 

a :Ll^...,zt c w/a, I ^..o.\.^ 



> : t^V! va-V-* .^^ ^ y- 

-* l\ ^..^-^ ^ ^'i ' V"^ 

*...J ^ N i C...z^^ "A \ ^/ 



& 



x^ J,.. =d ' ^i/..m L S.±n..n.^ 



<L 



n,Z..^ LZ 1 si^:- y 

t^- £ V ^y^ ^) ^ , 



D 

A 



^ 



\ 



Contracted Affix Signs 



139 



Letter No. 21 




c G 



Itt^S- 



w£n 



^,."\ a 1...A/, 1 k. JT ZL 



£=*i * 1UX 4 ) 2£ s v* < i _^ 



V 



"EZ 

knowingly 

laughingly 

cunningly 

artfulness 

fretfulness 

tiresomeness 

fruitlessness 

therefore 

wherever 

whenever 

whensoever 

wheresoever 

whosoever 

geology 

physiology 

whereof 

thought-of 

whereon 

herein 



U 42£ Zl 



v c 



4 



Test Words, XXIX 



restlessness 

worthlessness 

wherewith 

accountable 

forcible 

township 

stewardship 

hereinafter 

affable 

affability 

slothfulness 

hereinafter 

physiologist 

zoological 

tautology 

mineralogy 

legibility 

instability 

futility 



comradeship 

blissfully 

tuneful 

painfully 

inside of 

therewith 

wherefore 

legality 

sensible 

surmountable 

questionable 

admissible 

thankfulness 

principality 

thoughtfulness 

thoughtlessness 

hardship 

(Each mistake 

is 2 demerits. ) 



140 Cote Method 

Movement Exercise, XXIX 

a. Aimlessness is one of success's greatest handi- 
caps. 

b. The flowers that smile to-day, to-morrow will be 
dying. 

c. Success in life consists in filling a place of use- 
fulness. . 

d. Good will is the most vital element of any ordi- 
nary business enterprise. 

e. Ambition counts for nothing unless backed by a 
resolute purpose to achieve. 

f. Self-satisfaction is always fatal to progress; it 
means standing still instead of going ahead. 

g. Level headed indeed is that man whose judgment 
is not warped by self-interest. 



THIRTIETH LESSON 



Omission of Consonants 



195. P is omitted when preceded by m and followed 
by the sound of t, k, or shon. 

L A J^ i^ ^ D: 

Tempt, jumped, exempt, resumption, assumption, empty 

196. T may be omitted when it occurs between s and 
another consonant; also in a few words with a vowel 
between the t and the following consonant. 

^ <£- ^ ^ f- 

Mostly lastly postal postoffice justify 

197. K may be omitted when it occurs between ng 
and the sound of s, z, or sh. 

2y£ l2> ^ V s rr ^r* ajL. 

Anxiety, anxious, junction, function, sanction 

(a) Also preceding the sound of s/ton, when the re- 
mainder of the outline would be sufficiently suggestive. 

'Jfc r. J X \ ^L. !ki 



i ^ h 



instruction production restriction 

destruction abstraction gratification 

(141) 



142 Cote Method 

198. B may be omitted in the syllables scribe and 
script. 

"*^ %^<> ^^ ^V" .C^Z^IZV... 

Describe proscribe subscribe postscript manuscript 

199. N is omitted in the prefix trans, and the con- 
tracted form is placed on the line. 

...dL^ .dr 1 . ,a Jp> dr^v. Jrrr^ 

transpose transact transit transmit transcribe transcript 

200. The termination ly of long words is frequently 
omitted, especially after a hook. 

\Z.. abruptly No positively No persistently 

201. Ought or what may be added by halving a full- 
length word-sign and placing it in the First Position. 

-_ • i / ( 2 

in what, it ought, which ought, they ought, there ought 

202. Had or would may be added to a full-length 
word-sign by halving and placing it in the Third Pos- 
ition. 

I /- < 9 



It had which had they had there had 
It would which would they would there would 



Omission of Consonants 143 

203. The Brief -Way and Brief -Yay word-signs may 
be enlarged to add a Brief -Way word-sign following, the 
resulting sign taking the shape of a horseshoe. 



„._a 



we were were we what we would we you would 
with what were what what would would with you were 

a. A Brief- Way word-sign is enlarged and written 
in a slanting position in the direction of Ray or Chay 
to add a Brief -Yay word-sign following. 

.° : q. 2 o.... 



with you were you what you would you 

204. There are a few outlines beginning with Ray 
that are made to merge into the outline of the pre- 
ceding word in by converting Ray into an r-hook on 
the En. 

J^.;i,: __H. ....._"-V ^1 .... 

in reply in receipt in reference in respect 

205. Many desirable phrase signs are secured by the 
omission of certain simple words which the context will 
readily supply. The words most commonly omitted are : 
a, and, the, or, to, etc. 

S n -^ ^ - "^ ^ \ 

for a long time in the United States more or less hope to have 

now and then one or two according to this 



144 



Cote Method 



Numbers 

206. The termination ty in twenty, thirty, forty, 
etc., is denoted by a long upward line, thus : 




20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 

a. In writing round numbers, hundreds, thousands 
and millions should be expressed by their word-signs. 



>~ H -9 



c^ 



300 



5,000 9,000,000 



207. Vocabulary 



accurate-ly, Kret 3 
acknowledged, Kay- Jed x 



indiscriminate-d-ion, 
Ends ^Kay 

_jk in dispensable -ly, 
Ends-Pens 2 



Z 



intelligence, Ent- 
Jens 2 



^— intelligent-ly, Ent- Jent 2 



y intelligible-ly. Ent- 
X Jay 2 -Bel 

\ practicafole-ility, 
Per 3 -Ket 

transcript, Ters 2 -Kay 
^ Pet 

_^j_ inconsistent, Enses- 
Tent 1 

..-L. advancement, Dees 3 - 

*~ Ment 

^ demonstrate-d, Dee 2 - 
Ems-Tret 






Omission of Consonants 



145 



Exercise, XXX 

J, ^ %2\^C. ^J^ZyLz, (. k« yc ^ l~x „... 

skJjU c x ^.a :. £ i^/U : 2 ( 

-*/... Qix^A ^lli^..: ^JJjl 3 ^.k 



^ 



^ 



.i : fa ^.i..^...^.a : : ^,t/....t ^ 

^A^- *f4* ^Vx ,^.X...:1 L* 

iz <io>..\ iZX....s^^......^. CT^^.!\^././/, aLXA .\...|rrv 

£* v ^ * ^/.^ : : W " £ > k - «L / 



J ( 



"V 



w v 



Letter No. 22 

O ^ ^4/ l^V^ ^=2 * -\ ^~ 

*/ . -» j^ji ±^4:1 \/- i i 1 *v^ 

^ ; ;La 7 L= : i 1 ¥ * s^U >/.>w 

*-! I ( \,^..^^^/i^^^^ 



146 


Cote Method 






Test Words, 


XXX 


dumped 


adjustment 




subscriber 


presumption 


testify 




prescription 


co-emption 


obstacle 




transmit 


vastness 


domestic 




transpose 


postage 


boastful 




transaction 


costly 


reduction 




posted 


postpaid 


abstraction 




acted 


custom 


destruction 




netted 


lastly 


notification 




rented 


listless 


describe 




prompted 



Movement Exercise, XXX 

a. Real charity is distributed without the blare of 
trumpets. 

b. It is easy to lead people wrong, but it is hard to 
lead them back. 

c. A dash of indifference is often all that separates 
mediocrity from genius. 

d. It is only through labor and painful effort that 
we move on to better things. 

. e. One fundamental element of success is prompt- 
ness, without which there can be no independence. 

f. Earnestness and intelligence give birth to great 
achievements and surmount difficulties with ease. 

g. Some men become leaders because of their per- 
sonality, magnetism, and noble traits of character. 

Special Exercise. — Be prepared to name the signs of Word 
Sign Table No. 2, page 149. (See key, page 150). 



Word Signs 
Word Sign Table No. 1 



147 



a b c 



f g h 



9 
10 
11 
12 
13 
14 
15 



k_..a 



.q a. 



•i 



L 

C 



<^o 






c. 

/ 

( 



( *■ 



^~£? 



.a 



c 






1 £ 



«*_*. 



^ 



A 



0^> 



L. 



^ 



/ 



/ 



^ 



2t 



X 



n 



/ ■•■-* 



Q. 



r 



^ 



X... 



■? 



./. *. 



.i 






^ 



../ % 



&. 



•f * 

n 



i * 

Zi 



2 



\ A 



1\ 



1 



J * 



St 



IZ 



»_p 

£ 



\ 



r. 



\ 



£ a. 



..*....£ 



L. 



Z\ 



/. 



jfc. 



It 

■V 



148 Cote Method 

Key to Word Sign Table No. 1. 

1. a. For, fact; b. will, wilt; c. us, use; d. have; e. do; f. am 
may, him; g. come; h. give-n; i. it; j. be. 

2. a. Which, change-d; b. large; c. shall, shalt; d. her, here; 

e. your; f. of; g. to; h. two, too; i. in, any; j. was. 

3. a. Wish, she; b. they, them; c. now; d. ay, aye; e. new, 
knew; f. should, he; g. how; h. I, eye, high; i. highly, I 
will; j. is, his. 

4. a. As, has; b. first; c. its, it is; d. itself; c. much, charge-d; 

f. but; g. who-m; h. are; i. own; j. long, along. 

5. a. Why; b. all; c. on; d. dollar; e. thing; f. customer; g. 
or; h. subject; i. subjected; j. object. 

6. a. Objected; b. objector; c. nothing; d. something; e. 
anything; f. language; g. already, awe; h. whole, allow; 
i. thank, thousand; j. away. 

7. a. This; b. those, thus; c. usual-ly; d. advantage; e. hope, 
happy; f. expect-ed-ation; g. satisfy-ied-ory; h. O, oh, owe; 
i. knowledge; j. never, November. 

8. a. Yours, yourself; b. though, thou; c. together, ago; d. 
always; e. also; f. Michigan, machine; g. into; h. refer-red- 
ence; i. herewith; j. whose, who's, who is, who has. ■ 

9. a. We, with; b. what; c. where; d. aware; e. while, we will; 
f. when, we know; g. had, advertise-d-ment; h. forever; 
i. become; j. anywhere, inquire-y. 

10. a. Exchange; b. were; c. would; d. issue; e. similar-ly-ity; 
f. nowhere; g. refers, references; h. beyond; i. you; j. ye. 

11. a. Yet; b. inst., influenced; c. elsewhere; d. himself; e. ever; 

f. however; g. January; h. February; i. cost; j. caused. 

12. a. Misses; b. Mrs.; c. Messrs; d. common; e. commonly; f. 
commonest; g. commoner; h. acknowledge; i. represent-ed; 
j. familiar-ly-ity. 

13. a. Several; b. ought, aught; c. respect-ed-ful-fully; d. 
notwithstanding; e. nevertheless; f. New York, in your; 

g. influence, in his, in us; h. influences, United States; i. 
advantages, advantageous; j. disadvantage. 

14. a. Discharge-d; b. peculiar-ly-ity; c. whenever; d. wherever; 
e. regular -lydty; f. irregular-ly-ity; g. neglect-ed; h. Penn- 
sylvania; i. at first; j. to be. 

15. a. We are, with our; b. as well as; c. as soon as; d. as high 
as; e. as far as; f. as fast as; g. to a; h. to the; i. and a; 
j. and the. 



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Key to Word Sign Table No. 2. 

1. a. Apply; b. till, tell, it will; c. until, at all; d. deliver-ed-y; 
e. call, equal-ly; f. difficult-y; g. real-ly-ity; h. relate-d, 
relation, relative; i. only; j. unless. 

2. a. Full-y, fail, fellow, for all; b. value; c. supply; d. appear; 

e. member, remember; f. number; g. dear, direct-ed; h. 
truth; i. care, carry, occur; j. from. 

3. a. Over; b. very, every; c. favor; e. there, their, they are; 

f. sure-ly, assure; g. Mr., mere, remark; h. principle-al-ly ; 
i. practice-al-ally; j. surprise. 

4. a. More; b. near, nor; c. owner; d. feel, fall, fill, follow; 
e. probable-ly-ility; f. capable-ly; g. capability; h. during; 
i. larger; j. avail. 

5. a. Failure, fuller; b. danger; c. influential; d. before; e. 
above; f. whatever; g. whichever; h. proof, prove; i. 
approve-al; j. truthful-ly-ness. 

6. a.' Careful-ly-ness; b. different-ly, difference; c. transfer-ed; 

d. transgress; e. California; f. upon; g. been; h. general-ly; 
i. balance; j. alone, learn-ed. 

7. a. Often; b. men; c. man; d. opinion; e. can; f. again; 

g. explain-ation-atory; h. position; i. possession; j. objection. 

8. a. Objective; b. subjection; c. subjective; d. application; 

e. satisfaction; f. objectionable; g. representation; h. repre- 
sentative; i. investigation; j. important-ce. 

9. a. Improve-d-ment; b. impossible-ility; c. somebody; d. 
entire, neither, in their; e. another; f. farther, further; 
g. whether; h. matter; i. rather; j. within. 

10. a. Longer; b. put; c. about; d. double; e. could; f. good; 
g. world; h. nature; i. under, hundred-th; j. immediate-ly. 

11. a. Amount-ed; b. somewhat; c. that; d. cannot, kind; 
e. account-ed; f. profit-ed; g. understood; h. understand; 
i. without; j. after. 

12. a. Future; b. told; c. ability, built, build; d. gentlemen; 
e. gentleman; f. read, ordinary-ily; g. hereafter; h. interest; 
i. interested; j. particular-ly. 

13. a. Opportunity, pretty; b. astonish-ed-ment; c. establish-ed- 
ment; d. authority, authoritative; e. toward; f. stood; g. 
quite; h. correct-ed; i. security; j. heretofore. 

14. a. Natural-ly; b. accurate-ly; c. acknowledged; d. indis- 
criminate-d-ion; e. indispensable-ly; f. intelligence; g. 
intelligent-ly; h. intelligible-ly; i. practicable-ly-ility; j. 
inconsistent. 

15. a. Advancement; b. demonstrate-d; c. yours truly; d. very 
truly; e. at once; f. we can; g. did not; h. is it; i. as it, 
has it; j. of it. 



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LETTER NO. 31 

Sir: — I have the honor to state that it is the desire of the Chief 
of the Weather Bureau to place the daily forecast cards where they 
are appreciated and of service to the public. If you desire the 
cards continued to be sent to your address, please fill out the en- 
closed blank and return it promptly to this office. Please state on 
the blank the time of the receipt of the card, and if it is regu- 
larly posted. 

(79 words) 
LETTER NO. 32 

Dear Sir: — Owing to the extreme advances in cotton goods, 
consequent upon the high price of cotton, we are compelled to 
advance prices on all numbers we manufacture. 

We will, however, give you the full advantage of our stock 
on hand and will fill one order for you for a reasonable quantity 
of the lot numbers you are running at the prices ruling in May 
and June, provided it reaches us not later than August 1 and is 
for immediate delivery only. 

Awaiting your pleasure in the matter, we are 

Yours truly, (90 words) 

LETTER NO. 33 
Gentlemen: — About a week ago we had your inquiry for prices 
on some flat-bottom 20-quart pails. Accidentally, your inquiry 
was mislaid and has remained unanswered until now. 

We do not carry regularly in stock 20-quart flat -bottom pails. 
We can furnish them to you, however, and the cost would be 
$10.00 per dozen less a discount of 35%. 

We can furnish these to you promptly and hope to have your 
order, which shall have our most careful attention. 

Yours respectfully, 

(90 words) 
LETTER NO. 34 

Dear Sir: — We have your favor of the 7th inst. and have care- 
fully noted its contents. The young man whom you mention was 
doubtless Mr. J. B. Jones, who acts as our permanent representa- 
tive in Detroit. There has undoubtedly been some misunderstanding 
relative to the matter you refer to, and since Mr. Jones is familiar 
with it, we have referred it to him for adjustment. You will 
doubtless hear from him at an early date. 

Regretting that any misunderstanding of any kind should have 
arisen, we are 

Very truly yours, 

(90 words) 



Supplementary Letters 155 

LETTER NO. 35 

Dear Sir: — We have your valued inquiry of the 13th inst. 
which has evidently been delayed, as it has just reached us. 

We are pleased to mail you, under separate cover, our catalogue 
of letter filing cabinets and office supplies generally, and ask your 
careful perusal of same. We would be pleased to make you special 
figures on any selection you may make. 

Our cabinets have special features which make them very econ- 
omical in service. They are made of finest quarter-sawed oak, 
elegantly finished, and we solicit your further inquiries on same. 
Thanking you for the inquiry, we are 

(99 words) 
LETTEE NO. 36 

Gentlemen: — We wish to acquire the information as to what 
publications are most read by automobile owners. We know no 
other method of getting this knowledge than by asking the auto- 
mobile owners themselves. Would you kindly check on the enclosed 
list the publications which you read regularly. 

We can assure you that we would appreciate your compliance 
with this request very much. No need to sign your name, just fill 
out and mail the inclosed card. 

Thanking you in advance for giving this matter one minute of 
your attention, we are 

(91 words) 
LETTER NO. 37 

Dear Madam: — Up to and including July 15, Great Northern 
Portland Cement Stock will continue to be sold at par, and with 
each share sold, whether preferred or common, a bonus of % 
share of common will be given. 

After the above date no stock will be sold except at par and 
without bonus. 

Parties who want to take advantage of the present bonus, and 
do not have the money to pay for the same in full, may make 
their subscriptions, paying one-fourth dowm, and have two, three, 
and four months in which to pay the balance. 

Interest at the rate of six per cent per annum will be charged 
on all deferred payments. 

(112 words) 
LETTER NO. 38 

Dear Sir: — In a recent interview with the undersigned, you 
stated that you thought you would be ready to figure on adver- 
tising about the first of the year. We want to have an opportunity 



156 Cote Method 

of talking with you about advertising your business for one sea- 
son. We think we can save money for you and perhaps we can 
secure better results on your advertising. 

We make a specialty of preparing plans for general or local 
advertising, and we execute these plans in a manner which pro- 
duces satisfactory results for our clients. 

We should be glad to tell you more about the matter when we 
learn the amount of money you would expend and the territory you 
wish to cover. 

(118 words) 
LETTER NO. 39 

Dear Sir: — You were at one time a member of the Lincoln Club, 
and have allowed your membership to lapse. The Board of 
Directors earnestly request that you renew your interest in the 
organization. The Club has largely increased its membership, 
and its influence has been felt in all parts of the state in our 
recent campaigns. 

The advantages offered by the Club are manifold — a pleasant 
Club House, a commodious lunch room, Club talks during the winter 
season, a library, files of leading newspapers of the City and State, 
and the annual banquet. 

If it is your desire to re-unite with the Club, kindly sign the 
inclosed card and send $5.00, which will again make good your 
membership for one year. 

Very truly yours, 

(120 words) 

LOVE FOR THE BEAUTIFUL, NO. 40 

Nothing is more elevating to mankind than to learn to love and 
appreciate beauty which can be seen daily. There are beautiful 
things everywhere. Some people see them, others do not — it is all a 
matter of education. A beautiful flower may grow by the way- 
side. How common it is to see one person pass it by and not even 
see it, or he may trample it under foot and call it an ugly weed. 
Another may observe the same flower, marvel at its beauty and 
recognize the handiwork of God. One of these persons has no love 
for the beautiful in his soul, and the other has — that is the 
difference. 

Go into the country and notice the beautiful shade trees here 
and there. Some are properly trimmed, while others are made 
unsightly. Some people allege it is not practical to care for 
beautiful trees, but it is practical, 'because life is sweeter and 
better for cultivating a love for the beautiful everywhere. 

(165 words) 



PHRASE BUILDING DRILLS 



VII— i. 

about that 
about which 
about when 
about as much 
about as difficult 
after that 
after this 
after you 
after many 
after which 
all that 
all that which 
all such cases 
all particulars 
all you can 
all that you can 
always right 
always ready 
always was 
always will be 

n. 

among them 
among yourselves 
among ourselves 
another time 
another day 
another thing 
another subject 
another instance 
any more 
any better 
any farther 
anything farther 
anything different 
anything more 
are we having 
are you ready 
are you sure 
are you willing 
as good as ever 
as great as ever 



ni. 

as long as 

as long as possible 

as long as necessary 

as many as 

as many as that 

as many as can 

at last 

at most 

at present 

at some 

at one another 

at any time 

at another time 

be sure 

be very sure 

be ready 

be good enough 

be kind enough 

be careful 

be very careful 

IV. 

because it is 
because it was 
because it is not 
because they were 
because they may 
because they can be 
been interested 
been answered 
been unable 
been known 
been unknown 
been understood 
believe that 
believe this 
believe you will 
believe you will be 
between that 
between them 
between themselves 
between yourselves 



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VIII— I. 

but you must 
but you can 
but you will be 
by any means 
by no means (voc.)* 
by every means 
by some means 
by such means 
by this time 
by which you will 
by which you may 
call upon 
call upon them 
can have that 
can be seen 
cannot be seen 
cannot be received 
cannot be sure 
cannot recall that 
common sense 

II. 

could be 

could not be 

could not say 

could not understand 

could have seen 

could we do so 

dear friend 

dear madam 

depend upon 

did he 

did he have 

did he know 

did he know that 

did you 

did you go 

did you know 

did you know them 

did you mean 

did you reply 

did you receive 



III. 

did you recall 

did you recall that 

did you remember 

did you refer 

did you refer them 

do you think 

do you think that 

do you mean 

do you know that 

do you remember that 

do you remember them 

does not 

does not see 

does not say (voc.)* 

does not think 

does not know 

does not know that 

does nothing 

during this time 

during that time 

IV. 

ever since 
ever since then 
ever since that 
ever since that time 
every man 
every moment 
every direction 
everyone else 
for many days 
for many times 
for this case 
for this reason 
for that reason 
for that time 
for my part 
for another time 
for his own 
for his own use 
for several times 
for such is not 



* Vocalize no to distinguish from any. 



Phrase Building Drills 



159 



IX— I. 

give that 
give them 
give these 
give this 
give those • 
give attention 
good deal 
good nature 
good will 
great deal 
great deal more 
great number 
great many 
great many times 
great many ways 
great many instances 
had you received 
had you replied 
had you left 
had you left that 

II. 

has been 

has not been 

has not known 

has not been known 

have we 

have we found 

have they 

have they seen 

have they seen that 

have many times 

have many difficulties 

have no doubt (voc.)* 

have indeed 

have sent them 

have seen that 

hope you will 

hope you will say 

hope you will see (voc.) 

hope you can 

hope you can be 



III. 

how much 

how can 

how could you 

how many 

how many times 

how many cases 

how many more 

if that 

if that were 

if that is not 

if that is not so 

if we think 

if we think that 

if we thought that 

if you can 

if you can do 

if you cannot be 

if you could not be 

if you must 

if you will be 

IV. 

if possible 

if that is possible 

in addition 

in advance 

in any case 

in another case 

in any business 

in any way 

in any instance 

in his business 

in his behalf 

in his opinion 

in his position 

in his possession 

in his name 

in his own name 

in his own possession 

in my life 

in every case 

in every way 



Vocalize no to distinguish from any. 



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x— I. 

n such cases 
n such manner 
n such matters 
n such instances 
n that matter 
n that manner 
n these cases 
n those cases 
n this place 
n this claim 
n this instance 
n this respect 
n your presence 
n this manner 
nto that 
nto this 
s not that 
s not so 
s not this 
s not necessary 

II. 

s that it 

s this it 

s this not so 

t can have 

t can be said 

t cannot be said 

t could not have 

t appears 

t appears that 

t has been 

t has been found 

t has been known 

t has not been known 

t has not been found 

t has never 

t has enough 

t has nothing 

t is necessary 

t is unnecessary 

t is not necessary 



III. 

it is known 

it is unknown 

it is not known 

it is no doubt (voc.) 

it is indeed 

it is enough 

it is never 

it is nothing 

it is not enough 

it is another thing 

it is this 

it is that which 

it is important 

it is impossible 

it is not possible 

it is not so 

it is not seen 

it is one 

it is only 

it is only that 

IV. 

it should be 

it should not be 

it should never 

it should not have 

it seems impossible 

it seems improbable 

it was not 

it was necessary 

it was unnecessary 

it was not necessary 

know that 

know that it is 

know this 

knows them 

long before 

long enough 

long since 

long since then 

many things 

many cases 



Vocalize no to distinguish from any. 






Phrase Building Drills 



161 



XI— I. 

many more cases 
many such cases 
may perhaps 
may probably 
may likely 
may always be 
may also appear 
might have 
might not be 
more probable 
more likely 
no such thing 
not that time 
not this time 
not only that 
not long since 
one another 
one instance 
one thing more 
one more case 

II. 

quite possible 
quite likely 
quite probable 
quite improbable 
so that 

so that you may 
so that you will 
shall not be 
shall endeavor 
since then 
since that time 
so as to receive 
so as to appear 
such matters 
such has been 
such has not been 
such could not be 
such cannot be 
such can be seen 
such should not be 



III. 

that is nothing 
that is enough 
that is not enough 
that is not possible 
that is so 
that is understood 
that is not understood 
that which can be 
that which cannot be 
that which you may 
that you should have 
that you should not have 
that you should never 
there can be 
there cannot be 
there could not be 
there has been 
there has not been 
there is no difference 
there is nothing 

IV. 

these things 
these difficulties 
this can be seen 
this could not be seen 
this place 
this claim 
this one thing 
this one instance 
those instances 
those occasions 
those cases 
those claims 
till you can 
till you cannot 
till you cannot do 
told them 
told that 
told you 
told him 
told this 



'Vocalize no to distinguish from any. 



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XII— I. 

too late 

towards them 

towards one another 

under such cases 

unless it is 

unless it is understood 

very probable 

very improbable 

very likely 

was noticed 

was not noticed 

was indeed 

was no doubt (voc.)* 

was not seen 

was not possible 

was not enough 

was unsatisfactory 

was not satisfactory 

was unnecessary 

was not necessary 

II. 

what could we 
what could we do 
what could be said 
what was said 
what do you mean 
what has been 
what has been done 
when do you go 
when did you come 
when is that 
when is this 
whenever you come 
whenever you like 
where do you go 
where do you live 
whether you may 
whether you will be 
which can be 
which cannot do 
which could not do 



in. 

which has been 

which has not been 

which is now 

which is no doubt (voc.)* 

which is indeed 

which is not possible 

which matters not 

which seems likely 

which seems probable 

which was not 

which you will be 

which you will say (voc.) 

who could be 

who can say (voc.)* 

who told you 

who told him 

will be found 

will be satisfactory 

will do so 

will have you go 

IV. 

with one 
with one another 
with which you may 
without that 
without them 
without which 
without this 
without his knowledge 
would no doubt (voc.)* 
would indeed 
would not do 
would not say 
would not notice 
would not expect 
you can do 
you can have 
you may remember 
you should never 
you will be sure 
you will be sorry 



* Vocalize no to distinguish from any. 



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a house 
a sort 
a survey 

a stream 
a week 
a while 

an apple 
about that 
about the 

after all 
after he-the 
after he was 

^ all his 

all that 

mind 

and if it is 

*a. and is-his 

and as-has 

and on 

..«7 and should-he 

and the 

against his-us 
against the 
against them 

and how 
and of 
and to 



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tz and we 

and were 

and what 
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another one 



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any other one 
any one 



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are there not 

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as he-the 



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as if it were 

as if there 



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as great as 

o-w^o as he was 

§ .1 as he would 

as early as 



as much as possible 

JW* as large as 

as long as 

as many as 
as soon as 
as to 

as to the 



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at all times 
at first 
at it 

at one 
at once 
at our 

at our own 
aware of 
because he-the 

because he is 
before he-the 
before the next 

before you 
before it 
behind which 

behind them 
better than 
between them 

between us 
beyond the 
beyond us 

but are not 
but he-the 
but if-of 

but not 
by all 
by it 

by his-us 
by other 
by other means 



(163) 



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by their own 

•by our 

by our own 

by the way 
by us 
can he-the 

cannot he-the 
•could not he-the 
could we 

could they 
dear sir 
dear friend 

dear madam 
•did not 
did he not 

did not understand 
didn't have 
didn't think 

do you know 
do you recall 
do you think 

do you remember 
.don't know 
during that time 

during the time 
.either way 
either side 

every one 
.every other one 
for all 




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for is-his-us 

.L ^....„.for it 

for it is-its 

for it is only 
...for one 
for some 

for some other 
...from all that 
gave it 

greater than 
..had he not 
had he known 

had it 
has been 
has he-the 

has not 
.have been 
have been put 



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,.\x?tt.\&*~2 V. have not known 

have it 



have their 
have we 
have we not 

have you been 
he believes 
he calls 

he can 
he cannot 
he could not 

he could not say 

he did 

he did not 

he did not have 
he does not 
he had not 

he has 

he has not 

he has the 

he has been 
..he is not 
he may not 

he must be 

:...*2 he must not 

<> he shall not 

he supposed 

.^?L.„....<A. ^... he was not 

^ O b© went 

/" ^ he will 

.^.....^.....f^^.... he will not 
he wonders 

he would 

•4- £. .4*. he would be 

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how are you 

...... — y . ......... A how can you 

A. r> *-* h ow could you 

how has he 

— •• ...........vC.... how is he-the 

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how many 
how much 
how was he 

how would he 
I acknowledge 
I agree with you 




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165 



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I am thinking 
I am afraid 
I am aware 

I am certain 
I am convinced 
I am not positive 

I ask you 

I believe yon are 

I can be 

I cannot say 
I did not think 
I had not 

I expect that 
I have been 
I have never 



V ~~M ' y A I must say 

J. / \..I need not 



say 



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I remember 

I represent them 
I shall not have 
V. v I suppose that 



I think so 

I think it is 

I think there is 

was thinking 
wonder 
I would not be 



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SI 



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if he is 
if it is 
if it is he 



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were he 
you are certain 
if we are not 

in all 

in confidence 

in consequence 

in consideration 
in construction 
in his-us 

in it 

in one 

in summer 

in spring 
in our 
in their-re 

is not 

it is he-the 
it is not 



it is important 
it is impossible 
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just as good as 
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know there is 

let us 
longer than 
may be 

may not be 
more than 
of the 

of his-us 
on account 
on having 

on his 

on his account 

on his way 

on it 

on my account 

on our 

on our account 
one another 
only way 

only this 
or not 
ought to be 

our own 

••[)- out of 

out of it 

out of the 
rather than 
should he-the 

should have 
should not have 
should be 

should not be 
so as to 
so as to be 

so long as 
some one 
some other one 



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Cote Method 



■(^k 



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sometime ago 
-than any other 
than before 

that are 
that are not 
that can 

C— n («_• i that may 

that is not 

that we can 



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that you would 
there are 



v^ 

*) °) (/ there is no 

** — * v there was 

/ these are 



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/ these are not 



c 



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this matter 

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those are 
those are not 



V 



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to a 

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to all 

to all parts 

A Na.-.to our 
to us 

to be 

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to have 

\ to have known 

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- upon us 

^ upon its 

- s^-want you 

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-H 



was he-the 
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was it not 

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we are 



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we did not 

we do not think 



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* we may 

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*••■ we know 

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<r ~*\ c C we must say 

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which will 

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who are 

who have 
will not 
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will there be 
with us 
with what 

with you 
would you 
you are 

you are not 
you were-would 
you may be 

you may not be 
you should be 
you will not 

yours truly 
yours very truly 
your own 



GLOSSARY. 

In the following list, those words marked with an asterisk, 
may be expressed either by their word signs here given, or by 
their full outlines written according to the general principles 
of the text. These word signs are intended especially for the 
actual stenographer whose daily use of stenography is extensive, 
and who needs these to lighten his work and increase his speed. 
They may be learned and incorporated in his daily work a few 
at a time. 

The learner may confine himself to the study and practice 
of the unmarked words, but these should be mastered thoroughly. 
The marked words may serve as material for drills in outline 
building. 



\ 


A 

ability 
about 


H K w 


advertisement 

advertiser 

afford-ed 


vvi^ 


above 

abrupt-ly-ness 

abundance 


JL _, 


f 


after 

again 

* agency 


i — f 


*accept-ed-ance 

accession 
*accident-al-ally 


\ v—^ 




all 
almost 




^■^ 


along 


z ~ =* 


according-ly 

account-ed 

accountable 


:no 


already 

also 

always 


.^.__ 


accountant 
^accuracy 
*accurate-ly 


^^ 


r?w- 


am 
*America 
*American 


,__~z~z 


accusation 

acknowledge 

acknowledged 


...^.....^.. < 




amount-ed 
ancestor 
*annual-ly 


— — b 


*acquaint-ed-ance 

acquisition 
*addition-al 


v -" 


—A 


another 

any 

anybody 






-\ t k 


administer 
*advance-d 
advancement 


^c_ 


• \ 


anyhow 

anything 

appear 


' t \ 


advantage 

advantageous 

advertised 


- Vfo 


appearance 

appliance 
*application 



(167) 



168 



Cote Method 



-V3 V 



Au, I 

.Lkl 

■1 h I 

2 .1 1 



apply \ \'\ become 

* apprehend- ed ..,\^~ a \..... been 

* apprehensible before 

*apprehension-ive \ ^ \ behalf 

approve-al \ \~*-- *behind 

*architect-ure V- being 

are \ \ \S belief 

arrange >& a M. believe-d 

* arrive- al believer 

article \ ° s ^ belong-ed 

*artificial-ly > beyond 

artist *bold-ly-ness 

artistic \ *brother 

as ^V ^V *brotherhood 

assign build-t-ing 

assignor <v \o burdensome 

*assignment ^ '- *business 

*assist-ed-ance < Hs but 

assistant ^ < c C 

assure - California 

astonish-ed-ment call 

attain T \ can 

attainable ~~ "^ v cannot 

*attainment capability 

*attract-ed ^ capable-ly 

*attraction .\.<=r— -.. ..<=-— ».. care 

* attractive careful-ly-ness 

authority / | carry- 
authorization j=—-...*r-r J .. carrier 
authorize caused 

avail , j. \ *certain-ly-ty 

*average »**■ orv^.....<* *certificate 

averse cessation 

avert-ed 7 / chair 

*avoid-ed-ance ■• J '■■■*■* change-d 

aware * character 



< away 

■~X awe 

' awed 

) awes 

•: *awful-ly-ness 

B 

\V*s balance 
V Baltimore 
^-^ *bank-rupt-ruptcy 

i \ v — ° be 

■ x -V *beauty-iful-ly 

*because 



^ * characteristic 

w .j.... . .. ... o ..y.-. *characterize 

charge-d 

T\ / / chauffeur 
-^ ' cheer 

*cheerful-ly-ness 

^ f rA CMld 

\ ■■■*■ children 

J circular 

c — P circumstance 

.:.?. ? NO . . ... * circumstantial 

d »i classification 



Glossary 



169 



<— — c -» f *clear-ed-ness 
""■"* ' *client 

* collateral 

r *collect-ed-ion 

-■-■- ■•■- mamm - color-ed 

come 

- ^ ^ ^^^ Commence-ment 
v — ~ s - commerce 

*commercial-ly 

"^N ~~ / common 
' - commoner 
commonest 

~T S \ commonly 
1 ( completely 

compliance 

\ \ A> *comprehend-ed 
^ *comprehensible 

* comprehension-ive 

°^\ *concern 

Concur 

* concurrence 

|^ \j n^ *condition-al 
Conditioned 
*conform-ed 

i \ *conformable 

■ \ *consequence 

*consequent-ly 

*conseqnential 
*consider-able 

* considerably 

I \j *considerate-ly 

Consideration 
*considered 

o . P Constant-ly 
- — Constituent 

Constitute-d 

P/ fj P/ Constitutional 
...V _„V.™ U *constitutionally 
' Constitutionality 

1 1 ; ^ 1 Construct-ed 
- I ^ "•-■ *construction 

* constructive 

J 1 1 *contain 
* **— Contract-ed 

* contraction 

c * contractor 

■*| ' *control-led 

*correct-ed-ly 



♦correction 
■ Corrective 
could 

♦country 

♦county 

course 

court 
Cover-ed 
creature 

♦cross-examine 
*r^^ ♦cross-examination 
cure 

^-^ ♦curious-ly-ity 

c— -o customer 

D 

>1 danger 
7 ' dangerous 
6 dear 



December 
♦defendant 
♦deficient-cy-ly 




♦deform-ity 

Delaware 
♦delinquent-cy 

deliver-ed-y 

demonstrate-d 

demonstration 

denatured 
♦derive 
♦describe-d 

♦description 
♦descriptive 
♦deserve-d 

♦destruction 
♦destructive 
detail 

♦develop-ed-ment 
differ-ed 
different-ce 

♦differential 
difficult-y 
direct-ed-ly 

♦direction 

♦director 

♦directory 

disability 

disadvantage 

disadvantageous 



170 



Cote Method 



5\. 






discharge-d 
*discover-ed-y 
♦discrepancy 

* discriminate-d 
discrimination 
dissatisfy-ied 
*dissimilar-ity 
*distinct-ly-ion 
♦distinctive 

*distinguish-ed 
distribute-d 
distribution 

disturb 

do 

dollar 

doubt 

duration 

during 

£ 

eastern 
easterner 

*economy-ic-ical 
♦effect-ed 
effective 

effectual-ly 

effort 

either 

*electro-ic-icity 
* electrical 
elsewhere 

endanger 
enlarge 
♦England 

♦English 
♦entertainment 
entire 

entirely 

equal-ly 

♦equality 

equalization 
equalize 
♦especial-ly 

♦essential-ly 
establish-ed-ment 
ever 

every 

everybody 

everything 



^ 



Al 



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s. v^- 

^ i \ 

A....1 1 

II..:;, 




everywhere 
*evident-ce 
♦exact-ly-ness 

* examine- ation 
♦example 
♦except-ed 

*exception-al-ally 
♦exceptionable-ly 
exchange-d 

exhibit-ed 
exhibition 
expect-ed-ation 

♦expend-ed-iture 

♦expensive 

♦experience 

♦experienced 
explain-ation 
explanatory 

♦express-ive 
♦expressed 

* expression 

♦extension 
♦extensive-ly 

* extraordinary 

eye 

eyed 

eyes 

F 

fact 
fail 

failure 

fall 

false 

familiar-ly-ity 

farther 

favor 

favorable-ly 

favorite 

February 

feel 
fell 
fellow 

fill 
filler 
♦financial-ly 

first 

follow 

follower 



Glossary 



171 







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A, 

I I J 

J 






^ 



."^ „."* 



-V 



for 

forever 
*form-ed 

*formal-ly-ity 

* former- ly 
forth 

forthwith 
*f ortune-ate- ately 
forward 

* frequency 
*frequent-ly 

from 

full-y 
fuller 

* furniture 

further 
future- ity 

G 

general-ly 

generalization 

generalize 

gentleman 
gentlemen 
give-n 

good 
*govern-ed-ment 
*governor 

greater 
guide 

H 
had 
happen 
happy 

hardware 

has 

have 

*hazard-ed-ous 
he 
hear 

heard 

henceforth 

her 

here 

hereafter 

herein 

hereinafter 

hereinto 

heretofore 



) 



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<b 



hereunto 
herewith 
herself 

*hesitate-d-ion 
high 
higher 

highest 

highly 

him 

himself 

his 

history 

*home 
hope 
*hopeful-ly-ness 

how 

Howard 

however 

howsoever 
hundred-th 



*identical-ly 
identification 

*idleness 

* imagine-ary-ion 

imaginable 

immaterial 

immediate-ly 

important-ce 



impossible-ility 
improve-d-ment 
*inconsequence 

Y ^"u v ^\ *inconsiderate-ly 

inconsistent-ly 

*inconvenience 
v — -Vo vj — * inconvenient 

- - Indiana 

indiscriminate-ly 

indiscrimination 
indispensable-ly 
*individual-ly 

*individuality 
infer-red-ence 

*inferior-ity 
influence 
influential 

*inform-al-ed 



-/-< 



-i 




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inquire-y 
insecure 

insecurity 
.*insignificant-ce 
*inspect-ed-ion 

inst. 

instant 

instituted 

institution 

* instruct- ed 
instruction 

* instructive 
instructor 
*intellect-ual 

intellectually 

intellectuality 

intelligence 

intelligent-ly 

intelligible 

interest 

interested 
into 

* introduction 

investigation 
irregular-ly-ity 

* irrelevancy 

* irrelevant 
irrespective 

* irresponsible 

is 

issue 

it 

its 
itself 

J 

January 
♦judicious-ly 
♦junior 

♦jurisdiction 
♦justification 

K 

knew 
knowledge 
L 
language 
large 
larger 



...C... 



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learn-ed 
*length-y 
♦lengthen 

♦lengthened 
liability 
likewise 

♦little 
long 
longer 

♦lord 
♦lordly 

M 

machine 

machinery 

machinist 

man 
♦manager 
♦manufacture-d 
♦manufacturer 

manuscript 
♦market 

♦Massachusetts 
material-ly 
matter 

♦maximum 

♦meanwhile 

♦mechanic-al-ally 

member 
♦memoranda 
♦memorandum 

men 
♦mention 
♦mentioned 

merchandise 

merchantable 

mere 

♦messenger 
♦million-th 
♦Milwaukee 

minister 
♦misfortune 
♦mistake 

more 

morning 

Mr. 

Mrs. 

much 

myself 



Glossary 



173 



r 



y. 



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<£>,: 







N 
natural-ly 
nature 

near 
nearly 
*necessary 

*necessarily 
neglect-ed 
*negligent-ly-ce 

never 

nevertheless 

new 

newer 
newly 
news 

newspaper 
*New England 
New Haven 

*New Jersey 
*New Orleans 
New York 

*next 
nobody 
nor 

North 
*North America 
* North Carolina 

*northeast 
northern 
nothing 

notification 
notwithstanding 
*November 



^A| \> 

AiJVOk rase* 



now 

number-ed 
O 
object 
objected 
objection 

objectionable 

objective 

objector 



ion 
*observe-d-ation 
*obstruct-ed 



-Uffl...-. 



*obstruction 
::* Obstructive 
occur 



N * I occurrence 

<r ~ ° ^ of 

often 

W~^> ^—*b oftentimes 

' oftimes 

oh 

' /\ on 

s *~* : only 

onto 

a/ v — ^ c\ onward 

* opinion 

opportunity 

I ^"N or 

±-rrS. ordinary-ily 
organization 

s^j/^/^ *original-ly-ity 
- S ornament-al 

* ornamentation 

/ order 

"^ ought 

ourselves 

^ outfit 

4 1 outfitter 

over 

i c> \ overtake 
\...yr..... overtaken 
^"^ overwhelm 

-I J\ owe 

1 ' *■ owed 

owes 

own 
<^ <w< " owner 

P 
\ ■ -i \ ■• particular-ly 

\ 7 *party 

' *passenger 

\ \ \» peculiar-ly-ity 

^" Pennsylvania 

*perfect-ly 

\,_ \) «V perfected 

*perfection 
*perform-ed-ance 

\ /\ perhaps 
-^ *perpendicular-ly 
*perpetual-ly-ate 

Philadelphia 

V ■■■*»■ \- Port Huron 

— *popular-ly-ity 



174 



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* v x ~ 



V.X 



port °— i *- ~? Q 
portion - ^° l qualification 
porter . Equality- 
position _/ quantity 
possession ■-^•^-?-.. quarter 
possible-ly-ility \ question 

. , , 1 questionable 

*potential-ly „„;«* 

*power U==£=5 <l uiet 

*powerful-ly quorum 

tv cv t\ practicable / ^ -\ rather 

\z "\ \> practice-al-ally S. N read 

practiced l re ader 

\ \ \ * preparatory (/(S^/- real-ly-ity 

V/ •••• V/ • ^ *prepare-d-ation -C - realize 

*present *recollect-ed-ioti 

*presently a a /\ refer-red-ence 

•*present-ed-ation .Z....v*..Z..X „ *reflect-ed-ion 

prepaid *reform-ed 

pretty / ^\ /—, / *reformer 

• x principal-ly :\/ L£ regular-ly-ity 

principle ' relate-d-ion-ive 

probable-ly-ility v^ ' /~ *^ *relinquish-ed 

*product <Z (Z *reluctant-ly-ce 

*production remark-ed 

♦productive cv <\ "^ remember 

*proficient-ly-cy -A * remembrance 

profit-ed *remit-ted-tance 

profitable-ly ~n ~n ~n remonstrance 

•*prompt-ly-ness ....k^...Vr^a.Vr^sj remonstrant 

proof d y remonstrate-d 

*proper-ly y\ /\//\ report-ed 

♦property Z....VZ.....V:...Z....\ reporter 

*proportion-al represent-ed 

*proportionate y\ y\ y\ representation 

*propriety '■ ** *. ■ ..^Z.. ..V representative 

* prudential \ *republic 

*pnblic m 7~JK y\ require 

*pubhcation S— z:..A./....Y..... respect-ed-ful 

*publish-ed \ *respectable 

*publisher A A -y"~ *respective-ly 

*pure * ^A.--d.-- *responsible-ility 

*purely retail 

*purer -\ retire 

*punctual-ly-ity ^.3_...:L....„ retake 

*purport > retard 




*purpose 
put 



return 
*rule-d 
* ruler 



Glossary 



175 



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i ^ 

1 I ..J.... 



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*os. 




h 



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1 } i 



satisfaction 

satisfy-ied-actorv 

Saturday 
schedule 
*scientific 

♦secure-ly 

separate-d 
*September 

several 
shall 

* share 

should 

* signature 
♦significant-ce 

♦signify-ied 

*similar-ly-ity 

*simple-ly-icity 

*simpler 
*simplest 
situation 

skill 
*skillful-ly-ness 
somebody 

somehow 
something 
*sometime 

somewhat 
■* somewhere 
*South Carolina 

*southeast 
*southeastern 
* southern 

*southwest 

*southwestern 

*special-ly-ty 

spirit-ed 
*standard 
♦standardization 

♦standardize 
start-ed 
state 

♦steadfast 
*stenographer-y-ic 
stood 

♦strange 

♦stranger 

♦strength 



1 \ \i * strengthen 
■*-/- v — v 1 - sub j ect 
vi subjected 

V) A \ "> subjection 

v - **—■* ■•- subjective 

♦subscription 

\ V °~^ ♦substantially 

J- T — ^- substitute-d 

« successful-ly 

P J f f sufficient-ly-cy 

— 2Sfc - <*"-*■ fc ♦ suggest- ed-ion 

♦suggestive 

\ \ ♦superintend-ent 

— ^ >^» ♦superior-ity 

y support-ed 

\ / \_ supporter 

*£ -^ •*.... sure-ly 

surprise 

I. J ♦take 

♦taken 

P I o tel1 

...i k^T^...!LZ.. .♦ temperature 

c/ ♦territorial 

n / territory 

kl /• / thank-ed 

^ ^ thankful-ly-: 

( f\ / that 

- / > their, there 

them 

/ / \ themselves 

Q. ^ I thenceforth 

Y there, their 

*\ Vw^ / therefore 

/ N thing 

V_ think 



thinker 

this 

thoroughly 

those 

though, thou 
thousand-th 

throughout 

thus 

thyself 

till 
*time 
to 



4 ( ( 

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together 
told 
*tolerate-d-ion 


4—^ 


whatsoever 

when 

whenever 


too 
toward 


K>Cx 


whencesoever 
_ whensoever 


transcribe 




where 


transcript 
transfer-red 
*transform-ed 


J^y^r\ 


wheresoever 
. wherever 
whether 


transgress 
♦transport-ed-ation 
*transient-ly 


L / C, 


which 

whichever 

while 


truth 
. truthful-ly-ness 
turn 


: U.......A......f....„ 


who-m 

whoever 

whole 


two 
• typewriter 


<£ & C '" 


whose 
.. whosoever 
will 


under 

understand 

understood 


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William 
♦Wisconsin 
♦wisdom 


♦undertake 
♦undertaken 
undertaker 


J 'i 


wish 
with 
within 


♦unfortunate-ly 

♦uniform-ly-ity 

United States 


< <t 1 


without 

withdraw 

withheld 


unless 
- until 
upon 


M s, 


withhold 
. withstand 
withstood 


us 
usual-ly 

V 


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word 
♦work-ed 
worker 


value 
very 
♦Virginia 


r t ■ 


world 

worldly 

would 


virtue 
♦virtuous 

W 

was 
♦Washington 

we 


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writer 
writing 

Y 

♦year 

♦yearly 

♦yesterday 


♦welcome 
were 
westerly 


r 

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yet 

yield 

you 


western 

what 

whatever 


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your 

yourself 

yourselves 



COTE METHOD 
SECRETARIAL 
SHORTHAND 



PART II. 

CONTINUATION STUDIES FOR TEACHERS, 
SECRETARIES AND REPORTERS 



ALBERT J. COTE COMPANY 

DETROIT, MICHIGAN 



Copyright, 1917, by Albert J. Cote. 



PART TWO 

PREFACE 

A continued extensive and urgent demand for sten- 
ographers has created and stimulated a persistent desire 
on the part of students for a simple and brief shorthand 
course that may qualify them in the shortest possible 
time for those positions whose duties are not the most 
exacting. This demand is met by Part One of this course. 

However, there is a certain class of students whose 
mentality, education and aspirations justify them to de- 
sire, expect, and prepare for the best positions, positions 
whose conditions, atmosphere, environment, remunera- 
tion and opportunities for advancement, are the most 
attractive and promising, positions as teachers, private 
secretaries, and general and court reporters. These stu- 
dents are advised to take up the study and practice of 
Part Two after Part One has been thoroughly mastered. 

In its special principles of phrase, word, and word- 
sign building, special phrase list, special vocabulary, and 
word distinction, Part Two provides material that will 
enable students to attain the highest skill in writing and 
reading shorthand. 

Students should not be deterred from taking this 
step by the thought that dictators do not dictate fast; 
for some of them do, if not all the time, at least at in- 
tervals and one should be ready for any emergency. 
Besides, if the stenographer has a reserve speed of 20 or 
30 words a minute, he will have opportunity, while taking 
notes, to reflect upon what is dictated and will make a 
mental as well as a written record of it. This will enable 
him to make a more intelligent transcript and with more 
dispatch. 



CONTENTS 



Preface .. . . . . .177 

Method of Study .179 

Outline Building Drills ". ...181 

Words Distinguished. 199 

Special Word Building Principles 204 

Special Phrase Building Principles . . . . 206 

Omission of Words .209 

Intersections .212 

Special Phrase List .213 

Model Notes 216 

Key to Model Notes 221 

Special Vocabulary 226 



METHOD OF STUDY 



Outline Building Drills. 

Outline building drills are intended for students in 
general dictation, and consist of special exercises to 
develop the ability to write impromptu outlines correctly 
and to stimulate quick and simultaneous thinking and 
writing. 

There are ninety of these drills, one to be given with 
each day's recitation and should not take more than 
seven minutes ' time. 

To make these exercises interesting and effective the 
following plan is offered : 

First the principle or direction introducing each 
allotment is stated by the dictator. 

Then the words are read slowly while the students 
write them repeatedly. 

After a word is read, the dictator pauses just long 
enough for the students to quickly write it. 

They then check this outline as the dictator gives it 
out or writes it on the board. 

The students continue practicing the corrected out- 
line until another word is pronounced. 

When all the words of an allotment are thus given 
and practiced, they are read again, but faster and allow- 
ing barely enough time to write each outline three times. 

The exercise on " Words Distinguished' ' should be 
practiced repeatedly, and should be frequently reverted 



180 The Cote Method 

to so as to keep a vivid visual impression of the appear- 
ance of each distinguished outline, and also to keep in 
mind the general principles of word distinctions. 

The special outline and phrase building principles 
should be studied intelligently and the illustrations prac- 
ticed repeatedly so that not only the outlines and phrases 
given may be thoroughly learned and put into practice, 
but that other words and phrases not included in the 
illustrations but which are susceptible to the application 
of these principles may be similarly written. 

While studying "Special Vocabulary' ' the student 
should practice each sign carefully and repeatedly, to 
increase his skill and speed in manipulating the pen and 
to permanently fix the signs on his eye and mind. As the 
sign is being practiced he should repeat to himself (or 
better still, pronounce in a half audible tone) the name 
of that sign. 

By persisting in this particular phase of his study, 
namely, pronouncing the names of the characters, the 
student will eventually possess a large list of outlines 
whose names he will not and could not forget, many of 
which could not be retained in any other way, par- 
ticularly those which he but seldom has occasion to use. 



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181 



Outline Building Drills — I. 

Write the outlines of the following words, and insert 
the accented vowel — 



deputy 


naptha 


bunk 


antimony 


depth 


anthem 


fathom 


bailiff 


chaotic 


zenith 


Gothic 


ingenuity 


magic 


mutiny 


gangway 


pneumatic 


beneath 


vacuum 


monotony 


indignity 



Express th? sounds of s and z of the following words 
by Iss turned in the direction of the letter — 

oppose sooty fox omnibus 

etches suppose apex caucus 

ax seduce annex cactus 

accuse spike onyx bookcase 

settee speech monks pickax 

In the following words, express the sound of s or z 
by Iss placed on the inside of the curve-stem — 



sash 

soothe 

suffice 

solace 

civic 



syllabus 

abeyance 

ominous 

itemize 

synagogue 



symphony 

solidify 

soliloquy 

select 

suffocate 



anomalous 

populace 

sphynx 

smoothness 

circuitous 



In the following words, express the sound of s or 
by Iss turned in the direction of the letter — 



deceit 
decide 
tacit 

In the 
angle — 
task 
risk 
gasp 
upset 
disobey 



Tuesday rosary 

dusty hosiery 

audacity cask 

following words place 



Iss 



bask 

bestow 

husky 

justice 

deposit 



dispatch 

custody 

chastise 

capacity 

•exodus 



cassack 

excuse 

Mexico 

outside of 

keepsake 

acoustic 

knapsack 

Sandusky 

textile 



the 



182 



The Cote Method 



Outline Building Drills — II. 

Apply principle 50, c. to the following 



damask 


solicit 


manifesto 


disloyal 


molusk 


solicitous 


facsimile 


dislodge 


amnesty 


domesticity 


maximum 


decency 


namesake 


elasticity 


vouchsafe 


decimal 


animosity 


pugnacity 


absolve 


auxiliary 



Express medial s of the following words by Iss writ- 
ten on the inside of the preceding curve-stem, except after 
n, and /, in which case write the circle on the back of the 
preceding stem (50, d.) — 



moisten 


submissive 


assassin seriousness 


mason 


illusive 


noisome fusilier 


masonry 


emulsive 


handsome 


massive 


looseness 


consciousness 



Express the double sound of s or z of the following 
words by Ses, placing the intervening vowel inside of 
the circle — 



Sicily 


thesis 


exhaust 


emphasize 


season 


synthesis 


disease 


capsized 


Susan 


possessed 


diseased 


synopsis 


Sussex 


decisive 


diocease 


diagnosis 


system 


excessive 


diocesan 


suspicious 


Apply 


principles 38, c. 


and 40 to the following : 


molest 


steadily 


stealthily 


adjuster 


itemized 


stimulus 


sting 


semester 


deputized 


stamina 


stigma 


baluster 


chastized 


stupefy 


destiny 


bolster 


status 


stealthy 


suggester 


readjuster 



In the following, join Brief -Way at an angle (70) 

weight wheat weak ' witness 

weighty weave whip width 

wedge wavy wing Watson 

wages wash -winged wazen 



Outline Building Drills 



183 



Outline Building Drills— III. 

Express w of the following words by Brief- Way 
joined as a hook on the following stem (67, b.) — 



wool 

wooly 

wire 

w r eary 

win 



winnow 

whelp 

worse 

whim 

wealth 



wealthy 

worthy 

worthily 

worthiness 

warehouse 



wearily 

warfare 

weariness 

winsome 

w r himsically 



Express the sound of w in the following words by 
Brief -Way hook on the stem that follows it (67, c.) — 



twine 

twenty 

queen 

quince 

quinsy 



quench 

equinox 

qualm 

quire 

query 



quarto 

quirk 

aquarium 

unwieldy 

unworthy 



Apply principle 78, to the following: 



twig 

quell 

quick 

quiz 

equity 



Quebec 

liquid 

adequacy 

obsequies 

maniac 



exquisite 

aquatic 

equipoise 

bequeath 

dissuade 



unwearied 

square 

squirm 

squall 

squelch 

foliage 

tapioca 

odious 

obvious 

tedious 



Express h of the following words by Heh-Dot (63) — 



help homogenious mahogany 

healthy horseshoe enhance 

homage adhere mishap 

hominy adhor exhume 

homicide mayhem harmony 



harmonious 

homeopathy 

hypothesis 

hackney 

haddock 



Express // of the following words by Hay (64) — 



ahead 

anyhow 

Omaha 

Lehigh 

Donahue 



Ivanhoe 

hasten 

hyacinth 

Cohoes 

cohesive 



behest 

haughty 

haughtily 

heavily 

heaviness 



holy 

holiness 

unholy 

hustle 

hassock 



184 The Cote Method 

Outline Building Drills— IV. 

Apply principles 39 and 59, b. to the following : 

side, aside sense, essence 

sets, assets steam, esteem 

sail, assail stray, astray 

sleep, asleep sort, assort 

spouse, espouse stir, astir 

Apply principles 39 and 59, c. to the following: 

moss, mossy haze, hazy 

fuss, fussy wax, waxy 

noise, noizy fox, foxy 

lease, leasee breeze, breezy 

fence, fancy promise, promisee 

Apply principles 39 and 42 to the following : 

dust, dusty frost, frosty 

lust, lusty yeast, yeasty 

paste, pasty thirst, thirsty 

trust, trustee master, mastery 

haste, hasty register, registery 

Apply principles 88, b. to the following : 

tar, tarry jeweler, jewelry 

bear, berry stellar, stellary 

bower, bowery prayer, prairie 

savor, savory gunner, gunnery 

shower, showery binder, bindery 

Apply principles 89, a. and 88, a. to the following 

rise, arise roused, aroused 

rose, arose reign, arraign 

rises, arises ration, oration 

rest, arrest rend, errand 

rouses, arouses round, around 



Outline Building Drills 



185 



Outline Building Drills — V. 



Express the sound of w in the following words by 
Brief -Way hook on the stem that follows it (64, d.) — 

hero 

heroic 

harrass 



hurried 
hurriedly 



horrify 

horizon 

harvest 

harvester 

harness 



hearty 

heartily 

heartiness 

hardy 

hardiest 



hardier 

hardiness 

hardihood 

unhardy 

harrangue 



Express the letter r by Ar before Em, Iss-Em or Ar 

(88)- 



ream 

rhyme 

roam 

rheum 

remise 



remiss 

remove 

rummage 

remedy 

surmise 



ceremony 

ceremonious 

sermon 

surmount 

remind 



reimburse 

rehear 

rearrest 

reargue 

rehearse 



Use Ray for r following Em, Ith, Ray and Hay 

(89— 

moor steamer cashmire borrower 

demur Smyrna worthier mirror 

admire Bessemer wealthier admirer 

consumer smirk rarity horror 

Convenience requires the use of Ray for r of the 
following and similar words (89, e.) — 

nicer advisor hussar 

sincere miser hosier 

officer riser accuser 

vizer razor possessor 

The double r-sound of the following words is ex- 
pressed by Ray-Ray (89, d.) — 

bearer restorer exterior 

barrier terror posterior 

severer interior inferior 

sufferer anterior superior 



resource 
research 
pincers 
conveyancer 



furore 
horror 
furrier 
usurer 



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The Cote Method 



Outline Building Drills— VI. 

It is more convenient to write Ray for r of the fol- 
lowing and similar words (89, e.) — 



erode 

artist 

eratie 

urge 

serge 



search 

suffrage 

orifice 

survey 

hearth 



orthodox 

conspiracy 

pursue 

bearish 

usurp 



absorb 

arsenic 

arnica 

serenity 

comparison 



Express the letter / of the following words by El 
(93, b.)— 



lynch 

launch 

lunch 

luncheon 

lounge 



link 

lynx 

linquist 

languish 

erelong 



toweling 

hireling 

yearling 

league 

legatee 



legacy 

sluggish 

license 

listen 

losenge 



Express the letter / of the following words by El 
(93, d.)— 



kneel 

anneal 

annul 

inlay 

inhale 



snail 

queenly 

wrongly 

penniless 

tongueless 



wingless 

nicely 

council 

vessel 

obviously 



thistle 

tassel 

dazzle 

chisel 

jostle 



Express the letter / of the following words by El 
(93, d.)- 

elk holocust illume illuminate sulky 

alike elm alimony silk solemn 

hulk helm alumnus silky solemnity 

hillock alum eliminate sulk solemnize 

Use Shay for the letters sh of the following words 
(96, b.)- 

shell lash stylish demolish 

shallow slash welsh polished 

shyly slush polish demolished 



Outline Building Drills 



187 



Outline Building Drills— VII . 

Express / of the following words, by the 1-hook- 



fling 

bevel 

swivel 

novelist 

deeply 



likely 

localize 

eclipse 

acclaim 

pliable 



blossom 

Plymouth 

assemblage 

diplomacy 

emblem 



implicit 

duplicity 

implacable 

angelic 

negligee 



Express / of the following words by the 1-hook. 



enamel 

namely 

militia 

malicious 

uncomely 



denial 

final-ly 

mainly 

biennial-ly 

personal-ly 



diagonal-ly 

nominal-ly 

nullify 

analogy 

enroll 



relax 

relapse 

rarely 

thoroughly 

neuralgia 



Express / of the following words by the 1-hook. 



shelled 

shield 

Shelby 

shellac 

shilling 



sheller 

racial 

rashly 

harshly 

official 



official-ly 

initial-ly 

foolishly 

flashily 

stylishly 



sluggishly 

especial 

especially 

specialize 

specialty 



Express / of the following words by the 1-hook. 



cycle 

sickly 

settle 

satchel 

civil 

Express 

thicker 

crockery 

draper-y 

perjury 

treachery 



civilly 

civilized 

civility 

subtle 

subtlety 



physical-ly 

display 

displease 

disoblige 

disclaim 



disqualify 

plausible 

exclaim 

classical 

unsoeial-ly 



r of the following words by r-hook — 

triumph puncture decorum 

mimicry cambric program 

disfigure emporium picturesque 

jeopardize portrayer prospectus 

imperil democracy microscope 



188 



The Cote Method 



Outline Building Drills— VIII. 

Express both the letters I and r of the following 
words by their hooks — 



clipper 


frugality 


tubercule 


agriculture 


prickle 


fulcrum 


preamble 


tragical 


flicker 


pilgrim 


imperical 


primeval 


trivial-ly 


pilgrimage 


curriculum 


privilege 


frivolity 


tropical 


equilibrium 


impregnable 


Express 


both the letters I and r of the following 


words by their hooks — 






affray 


frivolous 


camphor 


anniversary 


authorize 


pharmacy 


diaphragm 


bather 


throng 


fever 


reaffirm 


clothier 


throb 


mover 


sulphur 


feathery 


frank 


silver-y 


universal-ly 


leathery 


Use the hook for I and 


r in the following (115) : 


ashore 


sheriff 


fresher 


enclosure 


usher 


shrivel 


lavisher 


exposure 


shriek 


cashier 


seizure 


leisurely 


sharp 


washer 


erasure 


treasurer 


sharper 


flasher 


composure 


partiality 


Use the hook for I and 


r in the following (115) : 


mercury 


numerical-ly 


enormous 


domineer 


creamery 


miracle 


enormity 


generic 


primary 


miraculous 


manor 


generous 


marvelously 


energy 


minority 


generosity 


numerous 


energize 


monarchy 


abnormal-ly 


Apply principle 121 to the following : 




set 


strike 


strangle 


superb 


setter 


striker 


sprinkle 


suburb 


stop 


stretch 


sobriety 


supremacy 


stopper 


strip 


sacrifice 


sister 


stutter 


stripper 


skirmish 


consistory 



Outline Building Drills 



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Outline Building Drills— IX. 

In the following words the circle for the sound of s 
or ss is placed on the contrary side of the stem to express 
r, and the two accompanying stems form one straight 
line (121, a.) — 



destroy 


dissuader 


industry 


besprinkle 


distress 


et cetra 


industrious 


execrable 


distrust 


disturb 


prosper 


disaster 


outsider 


outstretch 


prosperous 


disasterous 



In the following words retrace the circle with the 
next stem to express r — (121, b. c.) 

tasker discourse disgorge obscure 

discry disagreeable discourteous obscurity 

disagree discourage Jasper cheese-press 



In the iollowing words express r by its hook, and s 
preceding it by the circle written distinctly within the r 
hook (121, d.)- 


designer 

fastener 

gastric 

rostrum 

tapestry 


depositor mystery 
atmosphere mysterious 
* texture solicitor 
admixture illustrious 
orchestra illustrator 


expire 

disappear 

registery 

disparage 

reciprocity 


Apply principle 120 to the following : 




ignore 

recourse 

portray 

falsify 

quorum 


curb terminus 
church recoil 
prevail beguile 
souvenir require 
embark trefoil 


qualify 

shire 

feature 

figure 

epicure 


Apply 


principle 125 to the following 




inspire 

inscribe 

inseparable 


insular enslave 
unscrupulous enslaver 
unsullied ensilage 


unseemly 
insomnia 
unswayable 



unstrung unsalable unsolicitous unceremonious 



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The Cote Method 



Outline Building Drills— X. 

In the following words, the 1-hook is enlarged to 
add r, and the r-hook to add / (124) — 



florist 


templar 


liberal corporal 


clerify 


rambler 


mackerel temporal 


clerical 


sprinkler 


frolic inaugural 


tolerahle-ly 


advalorum 


frolicsome pastoral 


deplorable 


settler 


mineral industrial 


Apply principles 124, a 


,. and 124, c. to the following : 


troll, trolley 




flare, flary 


curl, curly 




flower, flowery 


shrill, shrilly 




juggler, jugglery 


glair, glairy 


( 


burglar, burglary 


sculler, scullery 


saddler, saddlery 


In the following words apply the f-hook principle 


(128)— 






defer 


endeavor 


adversely discover-y 


contriver 


diverge 


beverage discoverer 


river 


diversity 


achiever engraver 


traverse 


preferable 


Jefferson behavior 


proffer 


proverbial 


juvenile biographer 


Employ the n-hook principle in the following words 


(133)- 






fringe 


monopolize 


synonymous abstenance 


furnace 


venomous 


unanimous Athenian 


veranda 


munificence 


aluminum eminence 


replenish 


minimum 


tenancy preeminence 


economical 


phenomena 


sustenance peninsula 



Employ the n-hook in the following words, and write 
the following s distinctly within the hook (134, b.) — 

lonesome kinsman cleanser dispenser 

ransom gainsaid mainstay organizer 

ransack rincer prancer organism 



Outline Building Drills 



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Outline Building Drills— XI. 

In the following words, the n-stem is employed and 
not the hook — 



bunch 


dainty 


dingy 


bonnet 


tinge 


daintily 


dunnage 


bayonet 


tenet 


daintier 


continued 


cabinet 


denied 


dentist 


attentive 


hypnotic 


denote 


dental 


tantalize 


hypnotize 


In the 


following words, convenience requires the 


use of the stem for /, v, or n. 


, instead of the hook — 


tonic 


warranty 


carnival 


assignor 


noonday 


cleavage 


clinical 


commissioner 


jaundice 


hygenic 


chronical 


generic 


flinch 


manoeuvre 


technical 


germinate 


revenge 


monogram 


melancholy 


disseminate 


Express medial f, v, or 


n, of the following words by 


its stem — 




s 




pencil 


tenacity 


pincers 


non-suit 


tinsel 


density 


condenser 


deficit 


utensil 


densest 


chancery 


travesty 


compensate 


densely 


tenseness 


pensive 


counsel 


municipal 


nonsense 


propensity 



Apply principles 127 and 129 to the following: 

serve, survey villian, villanious 

huff, huffy tariff, terrify 

assign, assignee ravine, revenue 

felon, felony carbon, carbonize 

villian, villainy mischief, mischievous 

Employ the Shon-hook in the following words (138) : 

exertion regulation absorption molestation 
radiation 



cooperation 
initiation stipulation 

dispassionate provocation 
reactionary resumption 



preservation devastation 
installation remuneration 
imagination depreciation 
expedition discrimination 



192 



The Cote Method 



Outline Building Drills— XII. 

Employ the Tiv-hook in the following words (140) 



operative 

eruptive 

fugitive 

collective 

captive 

Employ 
(139) : 

opposition 

acquisition 

accusation 

musician 

incision 



invective 

nutritive 

decorative 

corruptive 

cooperative 



lucrative 

speculative 

venerative 

deceptive 

executive 



the Eshon-curl in the 



figurative 
deliberative 
defective 
receptivity 
talkativeness 
following words 



cessation vexation physicians 

precision authorization associations 

persuasion utilization transitional 

procession condensation conversational 

realization specialization sensational 



In the following words, Em may be shaded to add 
a following p or b (143 — 



impute 

embody 

impact 

impulse 

umpire 



embarrass 

ambulance 

imposition 

empanel 

encamp 



pompously 

trumpet 

amputation 

impetuous 

impetuousity 



sympathize 

ambiguous 

embank 

ambassador 

temporize 



In the following words double the length of the Ing 
to add ker or ger (147) — 



anger 
angered 
younger 
Yonkers 



finger 
fingered 
stronger 
linger 



lingered 
banker 
canker 
drinker 



thinker 
tinkered 
anchorage 
handkerchief 



Employ the Lengthening Principle in the outlines 
of the following words (146) — 

sifter falter commander feather 

slaughter shorter yonder zither 

flutter shelter fielder wither 

flatter winter shoulder smoother 

freighter mortar shredder smother 



Outline Building Drills 193 

Outline Building Drills— XIII. 

Employ the Lengthening Principle in the following : 



molder 


freeholder 


defender 


defrauder 


elevator 


disorder 


adventure 


generator 


janitor 


dissenter 


provender 


modern 


asunder 


engender 


squander 


veteran 


surrender 


lavender 


defaulter 


Northern 



Employ the Lengthening Principle in the following : 

hindrance moderately confederacy 

central-ly barometer amphitheatre 

sensatorial metropolis fraternity 

tendril literature Northerner 

cylinder alternative veterinary 

Apply principles 146, 147, and 148 to the following : 

enter, entry flatter, flattery 

anger, angry feather, feathery 

hunger, hungry leather, leathery 

winter, wintry palter, paltry 

water, watery swelter, sweltry 

Apply principles 153 and 160, b. to the following : 

treat, treaty fault, faulty 

wind, windy appoint, appointee 

shade, shady absent, absentee 

word, wordy shift, shifty 

flight, flighty thrift, thrifty 

Write half length r and sh in the direction which 
secures an angle at their junction to other stems. 

feared severed lard fished 

fired savored slurred flashed 

furred lowered gored officiate 

afford veered demurred associate 

faired suffered dullard freshet 



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The Cote Method 



Outline Building Drills— XIV. 

Apply principles 88, b. and 89, c. to the following: 



peer, peerage 


e 


conspire, conspiracy 


severe, severity 


suffer, sufferings 


arrear, arrearage 


compare, comparison 


bear, bearable 


fierce, fierceness 


bare, barehead 


sphere, spherical 


Use Ray for r before a 


terminal hook. 


born 


portion 


turner mariner 


torn 


assertion 


burner baronial 


adorn 


desertion 


turnkey perennial 


thorn 


sportive 


foreigner discernment 


spurn 


comparative 


mourner environment 


Ort and 


ert are frequent expressed by Ret. 


port 


resort 


import alert 


support 


fort ' 


importune alertness 


export 


fortify 


importunity pertain 


report 


fortitude 


assert pertinent 


distort 


fortunate 


ascertain pertinacity 


> 
Tory and tary are frequently expressed by halving 


a preceding i 


stem and following with Ray. 


auditory 


tributary 


dilatory reverberatory 


territory 


laudatory 


desultory inventory 


statutory 


lavatory 


exclamatory voluntary 


secretary 


dormitory 


peremptory exaggeratory 


offertory 


confirmatory 


laboratory conservatory 


In these and similar words I is express by El. 


bundle 


townhall 


tassel tightly 


jointly 


instantly 


chisel detail 


chainless 


pendulum 


jostle boldly 


stainless 


chiefly 


thistle coldly 


buttonhole 


defile 


loudly completely 



Outline Building Drills 



195 



Outline Building Drills— XV. 

Apply principle 158 to the following words : 



probate 
browbeat 
propound 
attitude 



critic 
cricket 
tactic 
architect 



catechise 
catacomb 
arctic 
narcotic 



rewritten 
wardrobe 
assuaged 
emphatic 



Est and ist following a hook are usually expressed 



by Est or 1st, as convenience requires : 

cleanest plainest leanest 

kindest vainest meanest 

grandest thinnest fondest 

stiffest finest faintest 



unionist 
violinist 
visionist 
protectionist 



The termination ward is expressed by Wert or Ard, 
as convenience requires. 



onward 

afterward 

inward 

homeward 

leeward 



upward 

forward 

northward 

windward 

southward 



outward 

thitherward 

seaward 

downward 

heavenward 



eastward 

wayward 

frow^ard 

watchward 

westward 



Steh of primitive words is sometimes changed to 
Iss-Tee in derivatives. 



instep 

overstep 

footstep 

lockstep 

homestead 



unsteady 

reinstate 

hemstitch 

lockstitch 

deadstock 



overstock 

penstock 

porksteak 

instill 

install 



footstool 

toadstool 

restore 

restful 

wasteful 



The following and similar derivatives of word-signs 
are expressed by their full outlines. 



giver 

comer 

maker 

worker 

timely 



betime 

oftentime 

overtime 

pastime 

betake 



overtake 

thinker 

prolong 

erelong 

sidelong 



undertaker 

belittle 

plaything 

firstly 

first-rate 



196 



The Cote Method 



Outline Building Drills— XVI. 

Employ the halving principle in the outlines of the 
following : 



retinue 


symptom 


strategist 


epidemic 


certify 


index 


strategem 


metaphysics 


epitome 


syntax 


strategic 


antagonize 


epitomize 


evidence 


petrify 


patronize 


optimist 


strategy 


academic 


intoxicate 


Employ the halving principle in the following : 


nautical 


catagory 


operatic 


mortalize 


medical 


competitor 


pretext 


military 


ridicule 


competitive 


prodigy 


multiply 


ridiculous 


charter 


prodigious 


critical-ly 


judiciary 


curtain 


mortal 


credential 


Employ the halving principle in the following : 


rental 


abundance 


maintain 


voluntary 


fountain 


spontaneous 


maintenance 


volunteer 


random 


plaintiff 


mountain 


printer 


identify 


attendance 


mountainous 


plunder 


Kentucky 


authentic 


Clinton 


splendor 


Employ 


the halving principle to both stems of the 


following outlines of the 1 


following words (153) : 


intend 


abdicate 


aptitude 


predict 


detect 


adjudicate 


affidavit 


protect 


deduct 


evident 


verdict 


candidate 


dedicate 


actuated 


cultivate 


pendant 


indicate 


agitated 


gratitude 


vindicate 


Employ the halving principle in the following : 


timidity 


despotic 


spectacle 


gigantic 


dictate 


despotism 


spectator 


instantaneous 


accentuate 


verbatim 


skeptic 


automatic 


peremptory 


simultaneous 


skepticism 


systematic 


laboratory 


receptacle 


turpentine 


problematical 



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197 



abomination 

abstemious 

academical 

adaptation 

admonition 

adversary 



Outline Building Drills— XVII. 

affectation approximate atmospheric 

amalgamate arbitrary auspicious 

amanuensis aristocracy benefactor 

ambiguity arithmetic benevelant 

anatomical ascendency biographical 

antagonism assimilation antiquity 



capricious 

catholicity 

celestial 

challenge 

chemistry 

clairvoyant 



Christianity 

conservative 

constituency 

contaminate 

contingency 

criminal 



debenture 

declamatory 

declension 

declivity 

defamatory 

defensive 



degenerate 

delinquency 

democracy 

demurrage 

Denmark 

denomination 



despicable 

despondency 

despotical 

detrimental 

dexterity 

diametrical 



dictatorial 

differential 

digestion 

discriminate 

dishonorable 

disorganize 



disqualify 

disseminate 

distinguish 

dyspepsia 

eccentric 

eclectic 



economical 

effeminate 

emblematic 

encyclopedia 

entanglement 

enthusiastic 



equinoctial 

evangelical 

examination 

excellency 

exchequer 

exclamatory 



exemplify 

exhibitor 

exhortation 

exorbitant 

expansive 

expedient 



expeditious 

exploration 

exportation 

extemporize 

extenuate 

extinct 



extinguish 

extortionate 

extraction 

extravagance 

extremity 

expediency 



ferocious 

fervently 

fertility 

fictitious 

financially 

fluctuate 



fragmentary 

fraternally 

frequency 

frontispiece 

futurity 

galvanic 



generation 

generosity 

geographical 

gravitation 

grotesque 

horticulture 



imaginative 

imperceptible 

imperfection 

impropriety 

fractious 

geometrical 



198 



The Cote Method 



Outline Building Drills— XVIII. 



infinitely 

infirmary 

inquisitive 

insolvency 

instructor 

instructive 



intrinsic 

invention 

irresistible 

jurisdiction 

languish 

laudanum 



legislation 

licentious 

liquidate 

literature 

lithograph 

locomotive 



loquacious 

lubricator 

malevolent 

malform 

malignant 

mathematic 



maximum 

mechanical 

melancholy 

mercenary 

metropolitan 

Mexico 



microscope 

millionaire 

minimum 

misdemeanor 

multifarious 

multiplicity 



munificence 

negligence 

neutralize 

obnoxious 

obscurity 

observation 



obstructive 

octangular 

organization 

orthodox 

orthodoxy 

orthography 



ostentatious peevishly pestilential potential 

parallelogram penitential phenomenon poverty 

parliamentary performance philanthropy precipitate 

partiality permanence photography prejudicial 

patronage perspective picturesque prerogative 

pecuniary perspecuity piquancy pretention 



prevaricate 

prima-facie 

prodigious 

propitious 

protraction 

provincial 

substantiate 

superficial 

supremacy 

suspensive 

systematic 

tabernacle 



pungency 

quadrangle 

reciprocate 

rejection 

relevancy 

relinquish 

telescope 

temperance 

temporal 

tenacious 

tendency 

testamentary 



resignation 

restriction 

revengeful 

revivify 

rheumatism 

stranger 

testimonial 

texture 

theoretical 

thermometer 

tumultuous 

typography 



strengthen 

structural 

stupendous 

subordinate 

subservient 

substantial 

tyrannical 

uniformity 

universally 

vanquish 

vengeance 

vexations 



Words Distinguished 
Words Distinguished. 



199 



General principles of word building have been given 
throughout this text, distinguishing a great many words 
of the same consonants, but having different meanings, 
such as : 



sense 


80 : 


from 


essence 


107, c 


moss, 


80 


>> 


mossy, 


107, d 


dust, 


80 


>? 


dusty, 


84 


joys, 


80 


a 


joyous, 


107, f 


head, 


117 


?? 


ahead, 


120, c 


hail, 


117 


>> 


halo, 


120, d 


while, 


129 


99 


awhile, 


167, c 


ark, 


175, a 


)> 


rack, 


176, a 


bear, 


175, b 


il 


berry, 


176, b 


like, 


185, d 


>> 


alike, 


185, d 


royal, 


185, e 


J? 


royally, 


185, c 


pale, 


203 


>> 


Play, 


203 


pearl, 


237 


77 


pearly, 


237 


serve, 


246 


7 7 


survey, 


249 


rain, 


256 


M 


rainy, 


262 


water 


285, b 


>> 


watery, 


288 


grant, 


296, a 


7 7 


grantee, 


304 


quit, 


296 


7 7 


acquit, 


305 


debt, 


296 


7 7 


duet, 


306 


sold, 


296 


>> 


solid, 


307 



Again, there are other words that do not come under 
the principles of the above classification, and which need 
to be specially distinguished. This is done by variation 
either in outline or position, or by vocalization. Follow- 
ing is a partial list of such words. A careful study of 
this list will enable the student not only to distinguish 
these but to provide distinctions for other words that he 
finds are liable to conflict. 



200 



The Cote Method 




pure 
power 

^~^L ^-^ amiable 

\ humble 

— e causation 

***> & ^ accessation 

accusation 

w ^ ^ indication 
induction 

\JP \) Parisian 

Persian 

v~ \y_ perfected 

"""\ provoked 

'\)/\j ' irritation 
rotation 

diminish 
admonish 

s" eliminate 

.fe**«-|..£l™. illuminate 

fr available 
-^Xr- xz valuabl e 

repetition 
reputation 

prohibition 

probation 

approbation 

imminent 
eminent 

anonymous 
unanimous 

I . destitution 

* 1 '""'dissatisfaction 

^f. It'.Vt^.. preeminent 

permanent 




\ \ copy 
keep 

~"\ z \ occupy 
equip 

p p satisfy 

"f <\ suit 

I I study 

steady 

far 
'""" afar 

I V fair 

v "^Sj ^Y affair 

■^JJ^J. right 

aright 

it Jswe.....Lo.. ;., face 

efface 

i i fusion 
^5 *3" effusion 

^-^ ^-^ near 
inner 




<c>_*-- 



motion 
emotion 

island 
Highland 



<\ N principal 

* upper 

sulphate 
" — sulphite 

*""> ^~Y employ 
employee 



refer 
referee 



Words Distinguished 



201 



r* (T labored 
elaborate 

illegal 



£ 



Ub. 



■£- 



<be 




liberal 
illiberal 

logical 
illogical 

legitimate 
illegitimate 

legible 
illegible 

resolute 
irresolute 

reparable 
irreparable 

resistible 
irresistible 



/\\ repressible 

\ V irrepressible 

/£\^\Oi reconciliable 
irreconciliable 



reproachable 
irreproachable 




1 VL 

-) 
\ V 



breath 
birth 

train 
turn 

through 
thorough 

comply 
compile 



%J^ 

5$ 

_^\Z 

VV3 



±±£ 



b i : 

I I 



VA/ 



-cl 



trouble 
terrible 

Prussia 
Persia 

Persian 
Parisan 

persue 
peruse 

pursuit 
pursued 

prosecute 
persecute 

prosecution 
persecution 

firm 
farm 

disease 
decease 

assigned 
ascend 

expert 
export 
expired 

impart 
import 

embrace 
embarrass 

separate 

support 

gentle 

genteel 

gentile 

medal 
model 



202 



The Cote Method 



-^ 



V 




material 
immaterial 

moderate 
immoderate 

mature 
immature 

mortal 
immortal 

moral 
immoral 

movable 
immovable 

measurable 
immeasurable 



memorial 
immemorial 

y / rational 

' irrational 

t/y^ relevant 
irrelevant 



portion 
apportion 

pertain 
appertain 

fluent 
affluent 

science 
essence 

baseness 
absence 

inavoidable 
inevitable 





) " — *) uneasy 
noisy 

^ needless 
£"" endless 

precede 
"* proceed 

/^ /\ repeat 

' /?> rapid 

repute 

V-V>n prompt 

\^" permit 

promote 

\)....Vv operation 

oppression 

_ V, predict 
protect 

regret 
regard 

^jf ^ original 
region 

.... greatly 
gradually 

U i adopt 

""" <C adapt 

\j a direction 
V duration 



permission 
promotion 

prescribe 
proscribe 

petrify 
putrify 

inseparable 
insuperable 



Words Distinguished 



203 



[. cost 

caused 

Z. Zl _ God 

guide 

„. L=v favored 

favorite 

^..J^. J Misses 

Mrs. 



poor 
power 

traitor 
trader 

daughter 
auditor 

editor 
debtor 

destine 
destiny 

distribute 
disturb 

ruined 
renewed 

ailment 
element 

latitude 
altitude 

alkali 
alcohol 

physical 
fiscal 

dissolation 
dissolution 



\ v 

\ V 



__k 



t- 






UL-Cj 



-N> 



► / :/• f 

s. -\c 

:2cv; 



large 
huge 

bolt 
belt 

writer 
reader 

miner 
minor 



X <^ V finely 

«. <^-* finally 



accordance 
~ credence 



*W 



^ 



protect 
product 



j \ ^ % ^protection 
" 1/ ~ production 






abandoned 
abundant 

patient 



vP passionate 







impatient 
impassionate 

demonstrate 
administered 

demonstration 
administration 

appropriate 
prepared 

proportion 
appropriation 

unsociable 
insatiable 



204 The Cote Method 

Special Word Building Principles 

210. (a) A final ns sound, preceded by a curved 
consonant, is usually represented by Ens, instead of 
n-hook and Iss, especially when derivative words re- 
quire the En-stem. 

; >*~v^P V-v.^^? >s^« „ ,— >. — P IX Z] 

convince convinced convincive immense imensely immensity 

Note. — The following words and their derivatives are written 
in accordance with this principle: Fence, offense, evince, con- 
vince, conveyance, affiance, affluence, assurance, affirmance, rom- 
ance, alliance, allowance, lance, lense, mince, immense, enhance, 
annoyance, finance, penance, denounce, renounce, pronounce. 

(b) The ignoring of a vowel sometimes makes it 
possible to employ the Lengthening Principle. 



moder(a)tion - ** — *— ^ concentration 

(c) The ignoring of a vowel sometimes make it 
possible to employ the Halving Principle. 



.^^ prot(e)sted , !N^ participate ...... I 



mod(e)sty 



(d) Terminations, having the sound of tious-ly- 
ness, may be express by sh written in the direction pre- 
scribed by General Principles. 



-~\*~. infectious-ly-ness .v_ f 



fictitious-ly-ness 



Special Word Building Principals 205 

(e) The terminations graph-y-er-ic-ical, may be 
expressed by Ger. 



Jfcssss biography-er .Sr^s^rr-", phonograph-er-ic 

(f ) The terminations minate-d-ion may be express- 
ed by Men. 



t^-^ terminate-d-ion Jrr^-. 



dissiminate-d-ion 



(g) The termination Hal and Hally may be omitted 
in short words of frequent occurrence, also in words of 
several syllables. 



-> 



presidential -*- differential 



(h) The terminations serve-d-ation may be express- 
ed by Ray. 

-Jar . reserve-d-ation *^ observe-d-ation 



(i) The termination Hve following the sound of k 
is frequently expressed by f-hook, k being omitted. 



.^1 



destructive ^ u restrictive V .. abstractive 



{ 

(j) The termination cy is sometimes omitted after 
an n-hook. 

-Sp... presidency ..^p.„. persistency OCKa.. relevancy 



206 The Cote Method 

Special Phrasing Principles 

211. (a) Is it, as it, of it, is their-re, as their-re, 
the other, and their derivatives are expressed by their 
phonographic signs. 



» ) 



=- v. > ) 4 



is it, as it, of it, of their, is their, as their, the other 

(b) After a hook or circle, there, their, they are, 
or other, may be expressed by a shaded slanting tick. 

it is their, since they are, can there, down there, what other 

Note. This shaded tick is named the Dher-Tick. 

(c) Ing Dhr may be expressed by placing the 
Dher-Tick in the place of the Ing-Dot. 

—*—*•• knowing their V thinking they are 

Note. — Observe that the same sign is*nsed for both Ing-Dhr 
and Ingly given in (177). 

(d) Ing his, ing us, ing you, ing away, may be 
expressed by placing in the place of the ing-dot, a small 
circle to add Ms or us, and the semicircle for you. 

giving his or us ...J doing his or us A^ thinking you 



Special Phrasing Principals 207 

(e) Way and away in special phrases are expressed 
by Brief -Way. 

*~> some way ..*-*., get away ..m**^.... go away 

(f) Have may be added to a full-length curved 
stem and to enlarged Brief -Way signs by an Ef-hook. 



Jj d 



G 
they have, there have, we would have, you were having 



(g) Were may be added by an r-hook and placing 
the outline in the Third Position. 



i - - t 7 f- r -. 

it were, which were, who were, such were, as it were 

Note. — Observe that the Iss of the phrase as it were, is placed 
on the line. 

(h) An 1-hook may be enlarged to add are or our, 
and an r-hook may be enlarged to add all or will. 

.^ C__ -^ - JL_ 4. 

if all are, for all are, over all, there will, during all 
if all our, for all our, they are all, 



208 The Cote Method 

(i) The In-hook may be joined to certain signs 
beginning with a circle to add the word in. 

^rrr^s.... in some I.Z in size <* in selling 



(j) Session may be expressed by Iss-Eshon. 

_=: • >* — «* & - ^J2- 



night evening another last next 

session session session session session 



(k) Store, stair, star, instruction, may sometimes 
be expressed by Ster-loop. 

~L» ia ^ S^. (T. 

drug up down evening your 

store stairs stairs star instructions 



Omission of Words 209 

212. (a) A and And may be omitted in such 
phrases as : 

\ _ 'X <\ ^ 



s- 



for a long time, by and by, again and again, more and more, over 
and over, over and above, round and round. 

(b) The may be omitted in such phrases as: 

±ti^A4 1/ *=>. -L 



in the world, in the United States, on the subject, on the part, on 
the contrary, in the same place, in the construction. 

(c) Or may be omitted in such familiar phrases as : 
-~&s£L — -^J— S-* - *v~ ^ 

more or less, sooner or later, one or two, two or three, this or that 

(d) With may be omitted in such phrases as : 

-^— : "^v^ ^ 

in connection in comparison in conjunction 

with the with the with the 

(e) To proceding have, which is expressed by an 
Ef-hook, may be omitted. 



-v 



e a i. v: 



hope to is said to was to ought to we are to 
have have have have have 



210 The Cote Method 

(i) From-to may be omitted and the adjacent 
words written close to each other in such phrases as: 



— from time to time •-— py.*- from hour to hour 



(j) The repetition of adjectives connected by and 
may be expressed as follows : 



\> 



1.^ 1.3^ A= il 



better and better, greater and greater, deeper and deeper, stronger 
and stronger, weaker and weaker, shorter and shorter, longer and 
longer. 

(k) The pronouns I, ive, you, he and they, in 
phrases like, as many as I can, may be omitted when the 
context will clearly indicate the particular pronoun 
omitted. 



•^t ft ^ - 



^ *-*- ^ ^ 



as near as as well as as long as as much as as far as 
can can ...can can can 



(f) To may be omitted from set phrases contain- 
ing according, in order, in reference, in regard, in reply, 
in respect, etc. 



.n 



^ ^ ^n !r\> ^ :rv 



according to them, in order to distinguish, in reference to the, in 
regard to it, in reply to which, in respect to that, in response to your 



Omission of Words 211 

(g) After may sometimes be omitted and the ad- 
jacent words written below each other. 

, II - day after day week after week 

(h) By may sometimes be omitted and the adja- 
cent words written above each other. 



day by day year by year 



212 The Cote Method 

Intersections and Lapping 

213. (a) Party may be expressed by Pee, inter- 
secting or lapping the last stem of a proceding word. 

j\ Liberal /r- National . Democratic 

.../^l.Ay.. Party ..JsJ2L Party t^>... Party 

(b) Committee may be express by Tee, intersect- 
ing the last stem of a preceding word. 

Finance o Reception Senate 

... S>J-* Committee ,.,/\) Committee sL Committee 

(c) Department may be expressed by Dee, inter- 
secting the last stem of a preceding word. 

a Traffic ^ I Legal a State 

ir^".- Department ...L ! Department '.L}..~. Department 

(d) Society may be expressed by Es, intersecting 
the last stem of a preceding word. 

Medical Humane v^ Coral 

A...Y- Society .„.^S.., Society ..*^2.„ Society 

(e) Association may be expressed by Es-Isseshon, 
intersecting or lapping, the last stem of a preceding 
word. 

A*. JdL 

Park Christian Street Improvement 

Association Association Association 



Special Phrase List 



213 



\_ 



H 




y 



Ad- 

i ) 

t J 

-J t 



able to 
above all 



above all other 
above all their 



above our 

Act of Congress 

absolutely 
necessary 

according to their 
instructions 

Act of Parliament 
American people 

American Bible 
Society 



as a matter of 
fact 



as a matter of 
course 



anything else 
as far as 



as fast as 
as high as 

as it were 
as they are 



at all events 

at all times 

at any rate 

at least 



at length 
at or about 



at the same time 
Atlantic ocean 



V?.!^. 



> 



V^ 



t 



bear in mind 
because there are 



bill of lading 
bill of particulars 

British America 
Board of 
Commerce 



~ Board of 

-"*) Directors 

Board of Trade 

C ... rn 1 call forth 

~* call your attention 



circumstances of 
the case 



Lk 



5! %. 






..<£^\.. 




City of Detroit 
City of New York 

Constitution of 
the United 
States 

day or two 

day or two after 

Democratic Party 
District of 
Columbia 

eight or nine 
Episcopal Church 



Empire State 
finance committee 



First National 
Bank 



five or six 
for instance 



for our 

for the first time 



\ 



y, ^ for the purpose 
- for the sake of 



214 



The Cote Method 



Mr 



.^\-. 




aJEn 

~ '=1 

e v- 



/ 



four or five 
General Manager 

get away 
go away 

Great Britain 
habeas corpus 

House of Commons 
House of Lords 

House of Parlia- 
ment 
I think there are 

House of 

Representatives 



in like manner 
in order 



in the meantime 
in the meanwhile 



in the same way 
in the first place 



in any place 

in the second place 

in this way 

in this same way 



in writing 
into their-re 

is said to have 
it has been said 



it has been stated 
it is well known 



it seems to me 
joint stock 



just as well as 
last week 



j$a 



.i^X^...*?*^.. 






,L > 



I 



. 5^2 



>. 



K 



•H - 



^v 




^ 



7 



liberty of the 

press 
like to have 

likely to have 
look like 

more than one 
more than once 



my dear 
my dear sir 



next week 

New York State 



nine or ten 
no, sir 

Northern States 
not less than 



of all their 
of all its 



of their own 
on either hand 



on the one haiid 
on the other hand 



on or before 
once or twice 



over all other 
over all their 

party of the first 
part 

party of the 
second part 

Presbyterian 

Church 
Roman Catholic 

Roman Catholic 
Church 



Special Phrase List 



215 



<S*. 



*t 



2 



t. 



Hs 

Js> Irp*. 

4 i 

H 



real estate 
Rev. Dr. 



Secretary of 
Interior 

Secretary of Navy 
Secretary of 
State 

Secretary of 
Treasury 



set forth 
set off 



seven or eight 
six or seven 

so far as 
step by step 

Supreme Court of 
the United 
States 

take it into 
consideration 

take it for granted 
temperance 
society 

that is to say 
that there is 

that there are 
the others 



think there are 
three or four 



L 1 V. traffic department 

V - -i ■ S1 nnnn van 

5C s 



upon you 

very well 
vice-president 



j/LjkCZL 



j&j/L. 



'/ 



r 1/ 



-^ 



!2si 

^ 



■-At 



vice versa 
we did it 



were it 
were it not 



were not 

where there are 

whether or not 
yes, sir 

your honor 

do you recollect 

counsel for the 
defendant 



counsel for the 
defense 



counsel for the 
plaintiff 

Gentlemen of the 
Jury 

what is your 
occupation 

what is your 
business 

where do you live 
where do you 
reside 

what is your name 
if your honor 
please 

may it please 
your honor 



how long have you 
lived there 



how long have yuo 
known him 



please state to the 
court and jury 



216 



The Cote Method 



Model Notes 

LETTER OF APPLICATION 




REFERENCE LETTER 



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Model Notes 217 

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218 The Cote Method 

TESTIMONY 



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219 



TESTIMONY 



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220 



The Cote Method 



CHARGE TO THE JURY 






3. 



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Key to Model Notes 221 

Key to Model Notes 

1. LETTER OF APPLICATION 

Dear Sir: 

Sooner or later your company may require the services of a 
good stenographer, private secretary or cashier. In anticipation 
of this event, I submit this application for your present or 
future consideration. 

I am eighteen years of age and a high school graduate, and 
have recently completed a secretarial course, including office 
routine work, at our local business college, to whom I refer you 
as to my qualifications. 

Should this application interest you, I shall be pleased to 
be favored with an interview at your convenience. 

Very respectfully yours, 

2. REFERENCE LETTER 

Dear Sir: 

At present we have an opening for a cashier in our office 
and Miss Anna Williams has offered her services in the capacity 
of stenographer. She gives your name as reference, and we 
would therefore appreciate advices from you as to her ability, 
integrity and general reputation for trustworthiness. 

Is she a good stenographer and capable of keeping a set of 
books and other office records? 

In the capacity of cashier she will be called upon to handle 
large sums of money, and in view of that fact we must be abso- 
lutely certain that she is entirely reliable. 

Any information you may be pleased to communicate with 
reference to Miss Williams, will be appreciated and considered 
strictly confidential. 

Yours truly, 

3. REPLY TO REFERENCE LETTER 

Dear Sir: 

Replying to your inquiry in regard to Miss Williams ' quali- 
fications and business integrity, no other student in our 1917 
class has been more earnest and persevering in her endeavors to 
fully equip herself for a business office career. 

She was faithful and conscientious in all her school-work 
and always prompt and regular in attendance. 

I consider her absolutely trustworthy and competent and 
do not hesitate to recommend her for the position as cashier in 
your office. 

Yours truly, 



222 The Cote Method 

4. PERSONAL LETTER 

Dear Friend: 

I want to congratuate you on your approaching marriage 
and to wish you great happiness, good health and much pros- 
perity. I sent you from New York some books which I will be 
glad to think you will take into your new home. 

Books are good friends, bringing company, comfort and 
health at times when frequently .better friends are absent or 
helpless. I can not wish you anything better than that your 
books may be and bring to you what I have found in reading. 

We are going back to America in March and I am hoping to 
see you then. With kindest regards, believe me, 

Yours sincerely, 



MUSIC A POWERFUL TONIC 

Good music is a powerful tonic to many people. It lifts 
them out of their solemn moods, dispels gloom and despondency, 
kills discouraged feelings, and gives new hope, new life and new 
vigor. It seems to put a great many people into proper tune. It 
gives them the keynote of truth and beauty, strikes the chords 
of harmony, dispels- discords from life, scatters clouds, and brings 
sunshine. 

All good music is a character-builder, because its constant 
suggestion of harmony, order and beauty puts the mind into a 
normal attitude. Music clears the cobwebs out of many minds, 
so that they can think better, act better and live better. Some 
writers are dependent upon music for their inspiration and their 
moods. Somehow it brings the Muse to them. It adds brilliancy 
to the brain and facility to the pen, which they cannot seem to 
get in any other way. 

Good music seems to give us a touch of the divine, to put us 
in contact with divinity. It lifts us above the petty annoyances 
and litte worries of life and gives us a glimpse of the ideal which 
the actual is constantly obscuring. 



Key to Model Notes 223 

TESTIMONY 

Lawrence Cole, having been called as witness and being 
duly sworn in behalf of the complainant, testified as follows: 

Direct Examination by Mr. Constantine: 

Q. Mr. Cole, where do you reside ? 

A. I reside in Albion. 

Q. What office do you hold in Albion? 

A. I am City Clerk. 

Q. Have you the files and records of the proceedings per- 
taining to the pavement of Superior Street filed in your office? 

A. Yes, sir. 

Q. Will you produce them? 

A. (Witness produces files). These are all the papers I 
have in my office pertaining to it. 

Examination by Mr. Bliss: 

Q. I find two petitions among those files pertaining to the 
Superior Street pavement. Now, will you please read their 
hearing? 

A. (Reading): "We, the undersigned property owners of 
Superior Street, would respectfully remonstrate against the 
paving of Superior Street with any kind of pavement, unless on 
a foundation of gravel, less than six inches thick.' ' 

Q. Does that give the names and locations? 

A. No, sir; only the names. 

Q. I wish you would take your record and tell us about 
these proceedings, where they refer to this paving, so far as the 
record shows? 

A. One from fifteen taxpayers whose property fronts on 
Superior Street, asking the Council to take proper steps to cause 
Superior Street to be paved. 

On motion of Alderman Austin, the petition was referred to 
the City Attorney and Street and Bridge Committee. 

Q. Mr. Cole, I wish you would turn to page 218 of the 
record of the Council proceedings and see if you find anything 
there in regard to paving Superior Street? 



224 The Cote Method 

TESTIMONY 

Fred Case, being duly sworn, testified in behalf of the de- 
fendant as follows: 

Examined by Mr. Gardner: 

Q. How old are you? 

A. Forty-one. 

Q. What relation are you to the defendant, Kufus N. Case? 

A. I am his son. 

Q. How long have you lived in this county! 

A. I have lived in this county since I was seven years old. 

Q. When did your father move on the farm involved in 
this suit? 

A. My father and mother moved on the farm when I was 
seven years old. 

Q. How long were your parents in possession of this farm? 

A. They have been in possession of the farm ever since. 

Q. When was the barn on this farm built? 

A. If my memory is right, the barn was built in 1896. I 
was living at home at the time. 

Q. Did you know Franklin L. Parker, the deceased? 

A. Yes, sir; I did. 

Q. Was he ever at your father's house? 

A. Yes, sir; I remember that he came over to the farm one 
day when the barn was being constructed. 

Q. Did you hear any conversation between your father and 
him about the ownership of this farm? 

A. Why the first I heard, my father was using quite loud 
words and I knew by the tone of his voice that he was getting 
a little excited. This was in 1886. I stepped out towards where 
they were to see what was going on. I heard my father make 
the remark to him, ' i Why this is my place and you know it is. " ' 

Mr. Parker said something in a low voice that I did not 
catch. 

' ' Well, J ' my father said, ' ' You can 't put me off and you 
know you can't. '■' That was the substance. I don't know that 
I have given just the words that they used but that was the 
substance of the "conversation that I overheard at the time. I 
heard conversations several times afterwards, after the house 
was built. 



Key to Model Notes 225 

CHARGE TO THE JURY 

Gentlemen of the Jury: This is what is known as a sum- 
mary proceedings to get possession of land. It was brought by 
the complainant, acting as executrix of the estate of Franklin 
Parker, deceased, against the defendant, Mr. Case, and tried in 
the Circuit Court Commissioner 'a Court, and came here by appeal. 

Now, it is the rule of the law that if at any time during the 
progress of the case, the Court shall find that title to land is 
involved, he must dismiss the case out of Court, because the 
title cannot be tried in a summary proceedings. 

I have examined the evidence very carefully and I reached 
this conclusion from the evidence in the case, so far as it governs 
this case. 

What I say here, of course, will not bind the parties in any 
other case or in any other Court. So far as" this is concerned I 
reach the conclusion that Mr. Case owned this land back in 1881, 
subject to a mortgage of some amount, originally $1,500, I think. 
He claims there had been something paid on it at that time, but 
he admits that he owed something like $700 on it. 

At that time he made a quit-claim deed to Franklin Parker, 
with an understanding that he was to go on and occupy the land 
and pay off the mortgage. Now, that would practically amount 
to another mortgage on the land, but it would vest the legal title 
of the land in Mr. Parker. 

It appears that Mr. Case did remain in possession during 
the lifetime of Franklin Parker, and that Franklin Parker often 
went there, and their relations were apparently friendly. 

There is a little testimony of some hot words at one time, 
but I am unable to find enough was said and done at the time 
and afterwards, so that Mr. Case could build up adverse posses- 
sion on that. 

Now, in order that he should show title by adverse posses- 
sion he must show that he has held it adversely for fifteen years, 
and he must show that this was a continuous, adverse holding. 

In order to take away a man's title to land, it is not suffici- 
ent to show that somebody said at some time, li This is my land 
and I dare you to put me off." He must do more than that. 
He must follow that up by continuous occupation, holding ad- 
versely for a period of fifteen years after that. I am unable to 
find from Mr. Case's testimony that anything of this kind took 
place here. (455 words) 



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Special Vocabulary 



abandon, Ben 2 -Den. 

able bodied, Bet 2 : Bed. 

able to, Bled 2 . 

able to be, Bel 2 -Bee. 

able to come, Bel 2 -Kay. 

able to have, Blef 2 . 

above all, Bee 2 -Vel. 

above all its, Bee 2 -Vlets. 

absolutely certain, Bees 3 -Lets- 

Eet. 
absolutely impossible, Bees 3 - 

Let-Emps. 
absolutely necessary, Bees 3 -Let- 

Enses. 
abstain-inent-inence, Bees 2 -Ten. 
abstract-ed-ly, Bees 3 -Ter. 
abstraction, Bees 3 -Tershon. 
abstractive, Bees 3 -Tref. 
absurd-ity-ly, Bees 2 -Ard. 
abundant-ly-ce, Bend 2 , 
acceptable, Spet 3 -Bel. 
accepter, Spet 3 -Ar. 
accessible-y-ility-Kayses 3 -Bee. 
accusable, Kays 3 -Bee. 
achievable, Chef^Bee. 
acquit, Kay-Tee 1 , 
acquittal, Kay-Tee^Lay. 
according to that, Kret-Thet 1 . 
according to them, Kret-Dhee 2 . 
according to which, Kret-Chay 2 . 
Act of Congress, Ket 3 -Gers. 
active-ly-ity, Kaytiv 3 . 
Act of Parliament, Ket 3 -Prel. 
actionable, Kayshon 3 -Bee. 
actor, Kay-Ter 3 . 
actuary, Ket-Ray 3 . 
adapt-ed-ation, I)ee 3 -Pet. 
adjournment, Jer 2 -ment. 
adjustible, Jays 2 -Bel. 
administrator, Dee 3 -Iss-Ter -Ter. 
administratrix, Dee 3 -Iss-Tret- 

Kays. 



admissible, Dee^Ems-Bee. 
admit-ted-tance, Dee^Met. 
adventitious-ly-ness, Def 2 -Ent- 

Ish. 
adventure-d, Def 3 -Enter. 
affect-ed, Ef 3 . 
affection-ate, Efshon 3 . 
aforementioned, Ef 2 -Ar- 

Emshond. 
aforesaid, Ef 2 -Ars-Dee. 
again and again, Gen 2 -Gen. 
aggregate-d-ion, Ger 2 -Gay. 
ah, Hay 3 , 
ahead, Hay 2 -Dee. 
ailment, Lay 2 -Ment. 
alcohol, El 2 -Kay-El. 
alcoholic, El 2 -Kay-Lay-Kay. 
alike, EP-Kay. 
alkali, EP-Kel. 
altitude Let 2 -Tee-Dee. 
amalgamate-d-ion, MeP-Gay. 
amanuensis, Em 2 -En-Enses. 
ambiguity, Emb-Gay-Tee. 
ambiguous-ly-ness, Emb'-Ga^ 
ambitious-ly-ness, Emb-Ish 1 . 
amenable, Em-En-Bel. 
anatomy-ic-ical-ly, En-Tee 2 -Em. 
ancester-try-tral, En-Es'ster. 
and all, Kletoid 2 . 
and are, Kretoid 2 . 
and of, Keftoid 2 . 
and what, Kentoid 1 . 
and would, Kentoid 2 . 
Anglo Saxon, Ingses 2 -En. 
antagonism, Ent 2 -Gays-Em. 
antagonist, Ent 2 -Gay-Enst. 
antecedent, Ents-Dent 1 . 
antedate, Ent-Det 2 . 
anterior, Ent 2 -Ray-Ray. 
anticipate-d, Ents-Pet 1 . 
anticipation, Ents-Peeshon 2 . 
antique, Ent*-Kay. 
antiquity^ Ent-Kay 2 -Tee. 
antiseptic, Ents-Pet 2 -Kay. 



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227 



apoplexy-ectic, Pee 2 -Pel-Kay. 
appertain, Pee 3 -Pet-En. 
applicable-ility, PeF-Kay. 
applicant, Plent 3 . 
apportion-ed-ment, Pee 3 - 

Eayshon. 
approbation, Per 3 -Beeshon. 
aristocFat-ic-ical-cy, Ars 2 -Tee. 
arithmetic-al, Kay 2 -Ith-Met. 
as a matter of course, Iss- 

Emter 2 -Kers. 
as a matter of fact, Iss-Emter*- 

Ef. 
as far as, Sefs 3 . 
as far as I can, Sefs 3 -Ken. 
as fast as, Sefses 3 . 
as fast as I can, Sefses 3 -Ken. 
as great as, Sgreds 2 . 
as has been, Ses 2 -Ben. 
as has been said, Ses 2 -Bees-Dee. 
as he, Iss 2 -Chetoid. 
as high as, Iss-Hays 1 . 
as it appears to me, Zet 2 -Pers- 

Em. 
as it had, Iss-Ted 3 . 
as it ought, Iss-Ted 1 . 
as it were, Iss 2 -Ter. 
as it would, Iss-Ted 3 . 
as large as, Sjays 3 . 
as long as, Iss 2 -Ings. 
as long as I can, Iss 2 -Ings-Ken. 
as much as I can, Iss-Chays 3 - 

Ken. 
as soon, Ses 2 -En. 
as soon as convenient, Ses 2 - 

Ens-Ven-Ent. 
as soon as I can, Ses 2 -Ens-Ken. 
as the, Iss 2 -Chetoid. 
as the, Zeether 3 . 
as to, Iss-Petoid 2 . 
as to a-n, Iss 2 -Tetoid. 
as to it, Iss 2 -Tee. 
as to the, Iss 2 -Petoid. 
as to their, Iss-Teedher 2 . 
as to which, Iss 2 -Chay. 
as well, Iss-Lay 2 . 



as well as I can, Slays-Ken. 
ascend-ed-ency, Es 2 -End. 
ascendant, Es 2 -End-Ent. 
aspire, Es 2 -Per. 
assemble-ly, Es 2 -Em. 
assembleymen, Es 2 -Em-Men. 
assessible, Es-Iss-Bee. 
assign, Es'en 1 . 
assignable, Es , en 1 -Bee 
assimilate-d-ion, Es 1 -Em. 
associate-d, Es 2 -Shayt. 
association, Es 2 -Isseshon. 
astronomy-ical-er, Ester*-En. 
at all events, TelP-Ents. 
at all times, Telt 3 -Ems. 
at any rate, Tee 3 -Nert. 
at hand, Tent 3 , 
at least, Telst 3 . 
at length, Tien 3 , 
at or about, Ter 3 -Bet. 
at the same time, Tees 3 -Met. 
at their, Teedher 3 . 
Atlantic Ocean, Tee 2 -Lent- 

Kayshon. 
atmosphere-ic-ical, Tee 2 -Ems- 

Fer. 
atonement, Tee 2 -Ment. 
attainable, Ten 3 -Bee. 
audacious-ly-ness, Dee 2 -Shay. 
auditor, Det^Ar. 
auspicious-ly-ness, Es^Pee-Ish. 
authentic, Thent 2 -Kay. 
authenticate, Thent 2 -Ket. 
authentication, Thent 2 - 

Kayshon. 
authenticity, Thent 2 -Est. 
authority-ative-ly, Thret 1 . 
autobiography-er-ic, Tee 2 -Bee- 

Ger. 
avail, VeP. 

avaricious-ly-ness, Ver 2 -Shay. 
avenge, Vee 2 -Jay. 
averse, Vers 3 , 
aversion, Vershon 8 . 
avert-ed-Vert 3 . 
avocation, Veeshon 3 . 



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The Cote Method 



aware of, Werf 3 . 

aware of that, Wer 3 -Dhet. 

aware of thr, Wer 3 -Veedher. 

B 

baneful-ly, Ben 2 -Ef. 
banker, Bee 3 -Inker. 
bank-stock, Bee 3 -Ingst. 
baptise-d, Bee 3 -Pee. 
baptism-al, Bee 3 -Pees-Em. 
barbarity, Ber 2 -Bret. 
barometer, Ber 2 -Emter. 
barometrical, Ber 2 -Emter. 
be it, Bet 2 . 

bear in mind, Bee 2 -Een-Mend. 
because he, Kays^Chetoid. 
because I, Kays^Tetoid. 
because thr, Rays^Jedoid. 
been said, Bees 2 -Dee. 
before he, Bef 2 -Ketoid. 
before it, Beft 2 . 
began, Gen 3 , 
begin, Gen 1 , 
behold, Beld 2 . 
beholder, Beld 2 -Ar. 
believable, Blef 2 -Bee. 
belt, Bee 2 -Bet. 

benefaction, Bee 3 -En-Efshbn. 
benefactor, Bee 3 -En-Ef. 
benefactress, Bee 3 -En-Ef-Ters. 
beneficient-ce, Ben 2 -Ef. 
beneficial-ly, Bee 2 -En-Ef. 
benevolent-ce, Bee 2 -En-Vee. 
benignant-ly-ity, Bee 2 -En-Gay. 
betake, Bet 2 -Kay. 
better and better, Bet 2 :Bet- 

Eay. 
betoken, Bet 2 -Ken. 
bigot-ed-ry, Bee^Get. 
bill of fare, Bee^Lay-Ef-Ar. 
bill of exchange, Bee 1 -Lay- 

Kays-Chay. 
bill of lading, BeP-Eld. 
bills of lading, Bels^Eld. 



bill of particulars, Bee^Lay- 

Prets. 
bill of sale, Bee^Lays-Lay. 
billinsgate, Bels^Get. 
biography-er-ic-ical, Bee 2 -Ger. 
birth, Bee 2 -Eay-Ish. 
bishop-ric, Bee 2 -Ish. 
blindfold, Bled^Feld. 
board of commerce, Bred 2 -Kay 

Mers. 
board of directors, Bred 2 -Der- 

Ters. 
boarding house, Bred 2 -Hays. 
boarding school, Bred 2 -Skel. 
body, Bed 1 . 

body and soul, Bed^Slay. 
body guard, Bed^Gred. 
bombast-ic-ically, Bee 2 -Embst. 
bondsman, Beds^Men. 
bountiful-ly-ness, Bend 3 , 
bounty, Bend 3 , 
breastwork, Bers 2 -Wer-Kay. 
brethren, Bren 3 . 
British American, Bret^Em. 
broken-hearted, Ber 2 -Ken-Art. 
brother-in-law, Ber 3 -Nel. 
bulk-y, Bee 2 -Lay-Kay. 
busy-body, Bees 1 -Bed. 
but he, Tetoid 2 -Eetoid. 
but it, Tetoid 2 -Tee. 
but not, Tentoid 2 . 
but of, Teftoid 2 . 
by all, Bel 1 , 
by and by, Bee 1 : Bee. 
by having, Bef^ing. 
by it, Bet 1 , 
by other, Beedher 1 . 
by our, Ber 1 . 
by their, Beedher 1 . 
by what, Bet 1 . 



calculable, Kel 3 -Bel. 
calculate-d-ion, Kel. 
calculator, Kel 3 :Ar. 



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229 



call forth, Kief 1 . 

call your attention, Kel- 

Yayshon 2 . 
can he, Ken 2 -Petoid(or Retoid) 
can I, Ken 2 -Ketoid (or Tetoid) 
can thr, Kaydher 2 . 
can we do, Kay 2 -Weh-Dee. 
can we wonder, KayMVeh- 

Wender. 
can you, Kay 2 -Yuh- (or Yeh) 
canon, Kay-En-Yayn 2 . 
canon, Kay 2 -Nen. 
capacious-ly-ness, Kay-Pee 2 -Ish. 
eapricious-ly-ness, Kay-Per 2 - 

Ish. 
captious-ly-ness, Kay-Pee 3 -Ish. 
carpenter, Ker-Pent 2 -Ar. 
carpentry, Ker-Pent 2 -Ray. 
casnist-ic-ry, Kays 2 -Est. 
category-ical, Ket 2 -Ger. 
Catholic-ism-ity, Kay-Ith 2 . 
caused, Kays-Dee 1 , 
cautious-ly-ness, Kay-Ish 1 
celestial, Slay 2 -Es. 
cessation, Es 2 -Isseshon. 
challenge-d, Chel 2 -Jay. 
challenger, Chel 2 -Jer. 
chamber, Chay 2 -Ber. 
chapter, Chay^Pet. 
chancery, Chays 3 -Ray. 
charity^ Chert 3 , 
chemical-ly, Kay 2 -Em. 
chemistry, Kay 2 -Em. 
Chief-Justice, ChefMayst. 
childhood, Chelt^Dee. 
chirography-ic-ical, Ker^Ger. 
Christian-ity- Kren 1 . 
Christianize, Krens 1 . 
circumference, Sef 2 -Rens. 
circumstantial evidence, Sten 3 - 

Ved. 
citizen, Stee 1 . 

City of Detroit, SteP-Dee-Tret. 
City of New York, Stef^En- 

Yay. 



clearer, Kler^Ray. 
clearing house, Kler^Hays. 
cognizable, 'con': Ens-Bee 2 , 
coercible, Kay-Rays 2 -Bee. 
collector, Kel-Kay-Ter 2 . 
combine-ation, Ben 1 , 
comfort-ed, 'com': Ef 2 -Ret. 
completion, Pelshon 1 . 
comply, Pel 1 , 
conclude-d, Klet 3 . 
conclusion, Kelshon 3 . 
conclusive-ly-ness, Kels 3 . 
confidential-ly, 'con': Ef 2 -Den. 
conjecture-d-al, Jay 2 -Kay.' 
conscience, Ish 2 -Ens. 
conscientious-ly-ness, Ish 2 -En- 

Ish. 
conservative-ly, Iss-Ray 2 -Vee. 
consist, Ses-Tee 1 . 
consistence, Ses-Tens 1 . 
consistency, Ses-Ten 1 . 
consistent-ly, Ses-Tent 1 . 
conspicuous-ly, Spee^Kays. 
constancy, Sten 1 . 
constant-ly, Stent 1 , 
constituency, Steh-Ten 1 . 
Constitution of the United 

States, Steh-Teeshon-En- 

Enses. 
consume, Sem 3 . 
consumption, Iss-Emshon 2 . 
contaminated-ion, Tee 2 -Men. 
contemplate-d-ion, Tee 2 -Emp. 
contingency, Tee 2 -En-Jay. 
contradicted, Dee 1 , 
contradiction, Deeshon 1 . 
contradictory, Dee 1 -Ket. 
contribute-d, Retoid-Bet 1 . 
contribution, Beeshon 3 . 
contributroy, Retoid-Bet^Ray. 
contrive-ance, Tref 1 . 
controversy, Ver J -Es. 
conversant, Vers 1 , 
converse, Vers 1 , 
conversion, Vershon 1 . 
converted, Vret 1 . 



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The Cote Method 



conviction, Veeshon 1 . 
corrective, Kref 1 . 
correspond-ed-ent-ence, Kers- 

Pend 1 . 
corrupt-ed-ly-ness, Ker-Pet 2 . 
cosmopolitan, Kays-Em-Pel 2 , 
counsel for the defendant, 

Kay-EF-Dee. 
counsel for the plaintiff, Kay- 

Ef 2 -Plent. 
countenance-d, Kent 3 , 
countryman, Ken 3 , 
countrymen, Ken 2 , 
court and jury, Kret 2 -Jer. 
criminal-ly-ity, Ker^Men. 
cross-question, Kers^Ken. 
culminate-d-ion, KeP-Men. 
culpable-bly-bility, Kel-Pee 2 . 



daughter, Dee 1 -Ter. 
day or two, Dred 2 . 
day or two after, Dreft 2 . 
debenture, Dee 2 -Bent. 
debilitate, Dee^Blet. 
debility, Dee^Blet. 
decapitate-d-ion, Dee 2 -Kay-Pet. 
decease, Dees^Es. 
declare-d-ation, Dee 2 -Kler. 
declivity, Dee 2 -Kel-Vet. 
deeper and deeper, DeeiDee 1 - 

Per. 
default, DeeVFlet. 
defaulter, Dee 2 -Felter. 
defence, Def 2 . 
deferential-ly, Def 2 -Ren. 
deficient-ly-cy, Dee-Ef-Shay. 
delicious-ly-ness, DeP-Shay. 
delight-ed, Delt 1 . 
deliverance, Dlens 2 . 
democrat-ic-cy, Dee 2 -Em. 
Denmark, Dee 2 -Em-Ray-Kay. 
denominate-d-ion, Den 1 , 
depart-ed-ment-ure, Dee 2 -Pret. 
depend-ed-ence-ent, Dee 2 -Pent. 



deplor-ed-abe, Dee 2 -Pler. 
depravity, Dee 2 -Per-Vet. 
deride-d, Dred 1 . 
derision, Dershon 1 . 
designate-d-ion, Dees 2 -Gay. 
despond-ency-ent-ently, Dees 2 - 

Pend. 
Destiny, Deest 2 -En. 
destitute, Dees 2 -Tet. 
destitution, Dees 2 -Teeshon. 
deteriorate, Ded 2 -Ray-Ray-Tee. 
deterioration, Ded 2 -Ray- 

Rayshon. 
determine-ation, Dee 2 -Tren. 
detest, Dets 2 -Tee. 
detract-ed, Dee 3 -Ter. 
detraction, Dee 3 -Tershon. 
detractor, Dee 3 -Ter-Ter. 
devolve, Def 2 -Vee. 
dexterity, Dee 2 -Kays-Tee. 
diameter-rical-rically, Dee 2 - 

Emter. 
dictate, Dee 2 -Ket-Tee. 
dictator, Dee 2 -Ket-Ter. 
dictionary, Deeshon 2 -Ray. 
differentiate-ed, Def 2 -Ren. 
differentiation, Def*-Reneshon. 
digestibility, Dee 2 -Jays-Bee. 
digestion, Dee 2 -Jayst-En. 
dignify-fied-tary-ity, Dee 2 -Gay. 
dilapidate-d-ion, DeP-Pet. 
dilatory, Dee 1 -Let-Ray. 
Dilemma, DeP-Em. 
Diligence, DeP-Jens. 
dilution, Delshon 3 . 
dimension, Dee-Em-Enshon. 
diminish-ed-, Dee 2 -Men. 
diminution, Dee 2 -Men. 
diplomat-ic-ist, Dee 2 -Pel-Met. 
disappoint-ed-ment, Dees 1 -Pent. 
discernible, Dees 2 -Ren-Bee. 
discord-ant-ancy, Dees^Kred. 
discountenance-d, Dees 3 -Kent. 
disorganization, Dees 1 -Genshon. 
disorganize, Dees^Gens. 



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231 



disparage-d-ment, Dees 2 -Pee- 

Jay. 
displeasure, Dees 2 -Zher. 
disqualification, Dees 2 -Kel- 

Efshon. 
dissatisfaction, Dees 3 -Teeshon. 
disseminate-d-ion, Dees 2 -Men. 
dissolute, Dees 2 -Elt. 
dissolution, Dees 2 -Elshon. 
distort-ed, Dees 2 -Tee-Ret. 
distortion, Dees 2 -Tee-Rayshon. 
distract-ed, Dees 3 -Ter. 
distraction, Dees 3 -Tershon. 
distribute-d, Deester 2 -Bet. 
distribution, Deester 2 -Beeshon. 
District Court, Dees 2 -Kret. 
District of Columbia, Dees 2 - 

Kel. 
disturb, Dee 2 -Ster-Bee. 
divulge, Def 2 -Jay. 
do you recollect, Dee 2 -Yuh-Ray. 
doctor, Der 1 . 
doctrine, Dren 1 . 
domestic, Dee 2 -Ems-Kay. 
dominate-d-ant-ion, Dee^Men. 
downcast, Dee 3 -Kayst. 
downfall, Dee 3 -Fel. 
down-hearted, Den 3 -Art. 
down-hill, Den 3 -El. 
downright, Dee 3 -Nert. 
downstairs, Densters 3 . 
downtrod-den, Dee 3 -Tred. 
downward, Den 3 -Ard. 
draftsman, Dreds 3 -Men. 
duration, Dershon 3 . 
during all, Drel 3 . 
dwelling-house, Dee 2 -Lay-Hays. 
dwelling-place, Dee 2 -Lay-Pels 
dyspepsia, Dees 2 -Pee-Pee. 
dyspeptic, Dees 2 -Pee-Pee. 



eastward, Est*-Ard. 
eccentric-al-ity, Kays 2 -Enter. 
editor, Dee 2 -Ter. 



eh, Hay 2 . 

elaborate, El 2 -Bret. 
electrify, El 2 -Kay-Ef. 
electrotype, El 2 -Kay-Tret-Pee. 
element-al, El 2 -Ment. 
embargo, Emb-Ray 2 -Gay. 
embarrass, Emb-Rays 2 . 
embrace, Em-Bers 2 . 
empanel, Emp 2 -Nel. 
emphatic, Em-Fet 2 . 
Empire State, Emp 2 -Rays-Tet. 
enlighten-ment, Nel-Ten 1 . 
enlist, Nelst 1 . 

entangle-d-ment, Ent 2 -Ing. 
equality, Klet 1 . 
enthusiast-ic-ically-m, En- 

Ithses 2 . 
entrance, Enter 2 -Ens. 
entrance, En-Trens 2 . 
Episcopal-ian-cy, Pees 2 -Kay. 
equivalent, Kay-Vee 2 . 
erroneously, Rays 2 -Ens-Lay. 
evening session, Ven 1 - 

Ingseshon. 
Evening Star, Ven^Ingster. 
event, Vee 2 -Ent. 
everlasting, Vee a -Layst. 
everlasting life, Vee^Lays. 
exaction, Skayshon 3 . 
exaggerate-d, Sjert 2 . 
exaggeration, Sjershon 2 . 
exaggeratory, Sjert 2 -Ray. 
exchanger, Kays-Chay 2 -Jer. 
exchequer, Kays-Chay 2 . 
exclaim-ed, Kays 2 -Kel. 
exclamation-tory, Kays 2 -Kel. 
excluded, Skied 2 , 
exclusion, Skelshon 2 . 
exclusive-ly, Skels 2 . 
excuse-able, Skays 3 . 
executor, Kays-Ray 2 , 
executrix, Kays 2 -Kays. 
exemplary, Semp 2 -Lay-Ray. 
exemplification, Semp-Lay 2 - 

Efshon. 
exercise, Kayses 2 . 



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exhibitor, Sbee 1 -Ter. 

exhort-ed-ation-ative, Kays- 
Ret 1 . 

exist, Ees-Tee 2 . 

existence, Ses-Tens 2 . 

expanse, Spens 8 . 

expansion-ive, Spen 3 . 

expedient-ly-ey, Kays-Pet 1 . 

expedition, Kays-Pet 1 . 

expeditious-ly-ness, Kays-Pet 1 - 
Ish. 

expense, Spens 2 . 

experiment, Sper 2 -Ment. 

expert, Kays-Pret 2 . 

expire, Kays-Per 1 . 

explore-d-ation, Spier 2 . 

explosion, Spelshon 2 . 

explosive, Spels 2 -Vee. 

export-ed-ation, Kays-Pee 2 -Ret. 

exquisite-ness, Skays 1 . 

extemporaneous-ly, Stemp 2 . 

extemporary, Stemp 2 -Ray-Ray. 

extemporize, Stemp 2 -Rays. 

extenuate, Sten 2 -Tee. 

extenuation, Sten 2 -Shen. 

exterior, Kayst 2 . 

exterminate-d-ion, Ster 2 -Men. 

external, Ster 1 . 

extinct-ion, Kays-Tee 2 . 

extinguish-ed, Kays-Tee 2 . 

extort, Kays-Tee 2 -Ret. 

extortion, Kays-Tee 2 -Rayshon. 

extortinate, Kays-Teeshon 2 -Tee. 

extract-ed, Ster 3 . / 

extraction, Stershon 3 . 

extractive, Stertiv 3 . 

extravagant-ly-ce, Stref 3 . 

extreme-ly, Ster 2 . 

extremity, Ster 2 -Tee. 

extrinsic, Stren 1 . 

evangel, Jel 3 . 

evangelist, Jelst 3 . 

evangelic, Jel 3 -Kay. 



facetious-ly-ness, Efs 2 -Shay. 
factious-ly-ness, Ef 2 -Kay-Ish. 
faculty, Ef 2 -Klet. 
faint-hearted, Fent 2 -Ret. 
faithful-ly-ness, Ef 2 -Thef. 
fallacious-ly-ness, Fel 2 -Shay. 
falsehood, Fels^Dee 
falsification, Felseshon 1 . 
family, Mel 3 , 
fanciful-ly, Ef 2 -Ens-Ef . 
fantasm, Fent 2 -Z6e. 
fantastic-al-ally, Fent 2 -Est. 
farewell, Ef 2 -Ar-Lay. 
fashionable, Efshon 2 -Bee. 
factidious-ly-ness, Ef 2 -Ted. 
father-in-law, Efdher 2 -Nel. 
favorite, Ef 2 -Vert. 
feature, Fet 1 . < 
fence, Ef 2 -Ens. 
ferment-ed-ation, Fer 2 -Ment. 
fern, Ef 2 -Ren. 

ferocious-ly-ness, Ef 2 -Ray-Ish. 
fertility, Fret 2 -Let. 
fervent-ly, Ef 2 -Ray-Vent. 
fictitious-ly-ness, Ef 2 -Kay-Tee- 

Shay, 
fidelity, Ef 2 :Dee. 
fierce, Ef^Ars. 
file, EF-El. 
filter, Felter 1 . 
final-ly, EF-Nel. 
fire-engine, EPiEn-Jen. 
fire-department, Ef^Dee-Pret 
fire-escape, Efs J -Kay-Pee. 
first-born, Fers 2 -Bee-Ren. 
first-cass, Efs 2 -Kels. 
first national bank, Steh-En 2 - 

Bee. 
first-rate, Fers 2 -Ray-Tee. 
fiscal, Efs 2 -Kay-El. 
five or six, Ef^Vesses. 
flagitious-ly-ness, Fel 2 -Jay-Ish. 
for a long time, Ef 2 -Ing-Tee. 
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for our, Fer 3 . 

for the first time, Ef 2 -Efs-Tee. 
for the purpose, Ef 2 -Pee. 
for the sake of, Efs 2 -Kef. 
forceful-ly, Ef-Rays-Ef. 
forfeit, Ef 2 -Fet. 
forfeiture, Ef 2 -Efter. 
forge, Ef 2 -Jay. 
forger, Ef 2 -Jer. 
formation, Fershon 1 . 
fortification, Ef 2 -Ret-Efshon. 
fortify, Ef 2 -Ret-Ef. 
found-ed-ation, Fend 3 , 
foundryman, Fend 2 -Ren. 
four or five, Ef 2 -Ef-Vee. 
fractious-ly-ness, Fer 2 -Kay-Ish. 
frank, Fei^-Kay. 
frankly, Fer 3 -Kel. 
frantic, Fret 3 -Kay. 
fraternal-ly, Fret 2 -Ren. 
fraternity, Fret 2 -Ren. 
free, Fer 2 . 
freedom, Fred'-Em. 
frigid-ity, Fer^Jed. 
from time ot time, Tee 1 : Tee. 
frontispiece, Frets-Pees, 
fortunate-ately, E^-Eet. 
fundamental-ly, Fend 2 -Ment. 
furnish-ed, Fren 2 . 



geography-ic-ically, Jay 2 -Ger. 
geometric-al-ally, Jay 2 -Emter. 
geometry, Jay 2 -Met. 
get away, Get 2 -Weh. 
glassful, Gels 3 -Fel. 
glorification, Gel-Efshon 2 . 
glory-ied-ify, Gel 2 , 
go away, Gay 2 -Weh. 
graceful-ly-ness, Gers 2 -Fel. 
gracious-ly-ness, Ger-Ish 2 . 
grand-child, Gred 3 -Chelt. 
grand-children, Gred 3 -Chel. 
grand jury, Grend 3 -Jer. 
grandson, Gred 3 -Sen. 
grandstand, Gred 3 -Stend. 
grandeur, Grend 3 . 
gradual-ly, Gred 3 -Lay. 
gratification, Gret-Efshon 2 . 
gravitate-d-ion, Ger-Vet 2 . 
gravity, Ger-Vet 2 . 
Great Britain, Gret 2 -Bret. 
greater and greater, Gret 2 -Gret- 

Ray. 
groceryman, Gers-Ren 2 . 
groundwork, Gred 3 -Wer. 
gymnasium, Jay 2 -Em-En-Zee- 

Em. 
gymnastic, Jay 2 -Ens-Kay. 
guide, Gay-Dee 1 , 
guilt-y, Glet 1 . 



gainful, Gen 2 -Ef. 
gallant-ly-ness-ry, Glent 3 . 
galvanic-ism-ist, Gel-Ven 2 . 
gastronomy-er-ist-ic, Gays- 

Tren 2 . 
genealogy, Jay 2 -En-Jay. 
General Manager, Jay 2 -Em-Jer. 
generation, Jayshon. 
genteel, Jent^El. 
Gentile, Jent 2 -El. 
gentility, Jay 2 -En:Tee. 
gentle-ness, Jay 2 -Ent. 
gentlemen of the jury, Jet a -Jer. 
genuine-ly-ness, Jay 2 -Nen. 



habeas corpus, Hay 2 -Ker, 

half, Ef 3 . 

halve, Vee 3 . 

handwriting, Nert 3 :ing. 

happiness, Pens 3 . 

has thr, Zeedher 3 . 

have been, Ven 2 . 

he believes, Retoid 2 -Bels. 

he calls, Retoid-Kels. 

he can, Chetoid 2 -Ken. 

he has, Chetoid 2 -Iss. 

he has come, Retsoid 2 -Kay. 

he has not, Retsoid 2 -Ent. 



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he would, Chetoid 2 -Wuh 
headquarters, Dee 2 -Kay-Wer- 

ters. 
healthful-ness, Lay 2 -Thef. 
heavenward, Ven 2 -Ard. 
heredity, Hay 2 -Eay-Det. 
highland, Petoid-Lend 1 . 
holiness, Hay 3 -Ens. 
holy, Hay 3 , 
hope to have, Pef 3 . 
Holy Ghost, Hay 3 -Gay. , 
Holy Scriptures, Hay 3 -Skers. 
horticulture, Art-Kel-Ter. 
House of Commons, Hays 3 -Kay. 
House of Lords, Hays 3 -Lay. 
House of Parliament, Hays 3 - 

Pee. 
House of Kepresentatives, 

Hays 3 -Eay. 
houseful, Hays 3 -Ef. 
household, Hays 3 -Let. 
householder, Hays 3 -Layder. 
how long have you lived there, 

Eetoid 3 -Ing-Lay-Veedher. 
how long have you known him, 

Eetoid 3 -Ing-Nen-Em. 
huge, Eetoid-Jay 3 . 
husband and wife, Hays 2 -Bend- 

Ef. 
husbandman, Hays 2 -Bed-Men. 
human being, Men 3 -Bee. 
human life, Em 3 -Lay-Ef . 
humble, Em-Bel 3 . 



if our, Per 1 , 
if your honor, EP-Yayn. 
ignorance, Nerns 1 . 
ignorant, Nernt. 
illegal-ly, El 2 -Gel. 
illegality, El 2 -Glet. 
illegible-ly, El 2 -Jay. 
illegitimate-ly-cy, El 2 -Jet. 
illiberal, El 2 -Brel. 
illogical, EP-Jay. 



immaterial, Emter a -Lay. 
immature, Me^-Eay. 
immeasurable, Em-Zher 3 . 
immoderate-ly, Med^Eet. 
immemorial, Em-Em-Eel 1 , 
immoral-ity, Merl 1 . 
immortal-ity, Mert 1 . 
immovable, Em-Vee 3 -Bel. 
impart, Em-Pret 2 . 
impassioned, Empshond 3 . 
impatience, Empshons 2 . 
impatient, Empshont 2 . 
impenetrable-bility, Empent 2 . 
imperfect-ly, Em-Pref 1 . 
imperfection, Em-Pershon 1 . 
imponderable, Empend 1 . 
import-ed-ation, Emp-Eet 2 . 
impracticable-bility, Em-Per 3 - 

Ket. 
impregnate-d-ion-abe, Em-Per 2 - 

Gay. 
improper-ly, Em-Per 1 . 
impropriety, Em-Per 1 . 
in accordance, En^Kret. 
in all cases, NeP-Kayses. 
in comparison with the, En: 

Pee 2 -Eays-En-Chetoid. 
in conjunction with the, En: 

Jay 2 -Ingshon-Eetoid. 
in connection with the, En: 

Kayshon 2 -Eetoid. 
in consideration, Ins-Dershon 2 . 
in construction, Ins-Tershon 2 . 
in like manner, NeP-Ken. 
in order, Nerd 1 , 
in order that, Nerd 1 -Dhet. 
in reference, Ner-Ef 2 . 
in reference to this, Ner-Ef 2 - 

Dhees. 
in reference to which, Ner-Ef 2 - 

Chay. 
in regard, Ner^Ged. 
in regard to that, Ner^Ged- 

Dhet. 
in regard to which, Ner a -Ged- 

Chay. 



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in relation, En-Eel 2 . 

in reply, Ner-Pel 2 . 

in respect, Ner-Spee 2 . 

in so far as, En-Es 2 -Efs. 

in size, Ins-Zee 2 . 

in some, In-Sem 2 . 

in the first place, En-Ef 2 -Pels. 

in the meantime, En-Men-Tee. 

in the same place, In-Sem-Pels 2 . 

in the same way, In-Sem 2 - Weh. 

in the second place, In-Skay- 

Pels 2 . 
in the United States, En^Enses. 
in the world, En-Eld 2 , 
in writing, Nert^-ing. 
inappicable, En-Pel 3 -Kay. 
inartificial-ly, Nert-Ef 2 . 
inauspicious-ly-ness, Ens-Pee 2 - 

Ish. 
inclination, En^Klen. 
indefinite-ly-ness, End-Ef 2 -Net. 
indemnity, End-Em-Tee. 
indenture, End 2 -Ent. 
independent-ce-ly, End-Pend 2 . 
indescribable, Ends-Kay-Bel 2 , 
indict-ment, End-Tee 1 , 
indigest-ed-ible-ion, End-Jayst 2 . 
indignant-ly-tion-ity, End^Gay. 
indiscreet-ly-ness, En-Dees 2 - 

Kret. 
indessoluble-bly, Ends-El 2 -Bel. 
indite-d-ment, End-Tee 1 , 
indulge, End-Jay 3 , 
indulgent, End-Jent a . 
inexpedient-cy-ly, En-Kays- 

Ped 1 . 
inferential-ly, En-Ef 2 -Ken. 
infinite-ly, En-Ef 2 -Ent. 
inflexible-bly-bility, En-Fels 2 - 

Bee. 
infraction, Ef-Fershon 2 . 
inglorious-ly, En-Gels 2 , 
inhabit-ed-ant, En-Bet 2 , 
inherit-ed-ance, En-Art 2 , 
injudicious-ly-ness, En-Jed^Ish. 
injustice, En-Jayst 2 . 



insatiable, Ins-Ish 2 -Bee. 
inseparable, In-Sper 2 -Bel. 
insuperable, In-Sper 3 -Bel. 
insubordinate-ion, Ens-Bee 1 , 
insufficient-cy-ly, En-Sef 2 -Shay. 
insurmountable, In-Sar 2 -Ment- 

Bee. 
intemperance, En-Tee 2 -Emp. 
intemperate, En-Tee 2 -Emp. 
interchange, Ent-Chay 2 . 
interfere-d-ence, Ent-Ef 1 . 
interior, Ent 1 . 
intermediate, Ent-Med 1 . 
internal revenue, Ter-Eay-Vee. 
interpret-ed-ation, Ent-Pret 2 . 
interpreter, Ent-Preter 2 . 
intestate, Ents-Tet 2 . 
intimidate-d-ion, En-Tee^Med. 
intollerable, Ent-El 1 . 
intrinsic-al-ally, Entern 1 . 
introductory, Ent-Dee 2 -Ket. 
invalid-ate-ated, En-Vied 2 , 
invest-ed-ment, En-Veest 2 . 
irrational-ity, Eayshon 1 . 
irreconcilable, Ar 2 : Say-Bel. 
irrecoverable-bly, Ar 2 -Kef. 
irreligious, Ar^Jays. 
irreparable-ly, Ar 2 -Per-Bel, 
irrepressible, Ar 2 -Pers-Bel. 
irreproachable, Ar 2 -Per-Chay. 
irresistible-bly-bility, Arses 2 - 

Tee. 
irresolute, Ars 2 -Let. 
is it, Zet 1 . 

is said to have, Ses-Def 2 . 
is there (or their) Zeedher 1 . 
it has been said, Tees 2 -Bees- 

Dee. 
it has been stated, Tees 2 -Bees- 

Tet. 
jt had not, Tent 8 , 
it is well known, Tees 2 -El-Nen. 
it ought not, Tent 1 , 
it ought to have, Tef 1 . 
it seems to me, Tees 2 -Ems-Em. 
it were, Ter 3 . 



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it would have, Tef 3 . 
it would not, Tent 3 . 



jobbing-house, Jay^Bee-Hays. 
joint-stock, Jet^Stee-Kay. 
joyous-ly-ness, Jay*-Es. 
jurisprudence, Jers 2 -Pee. 
just-ly-ice-ness, Jayst 2 . 
just as, Jayses 2 . 
just as well, Jayses 2 -El. 
justify, Jays 2 -Ef. 
justaposition, Jays 2 -Peeseshon. 

K 

kingdom, Kay 1 . 



landlord, Lend 2 -Ard. 
latitude, Let 2 -Tet, 
last session, Layseseshon 3 . 
last week, Lays 3 -Kay. 
languish-ed-ment, El 2 -Ing-Ish. 
laughing-stock, Lay 2 -Efs-Tee- 

Kay. 
laundryman, Lend*-Ren. 
leasehold, Lays^Let. 
learned counsel, Len 2 -Kay. 
legality, Lay 2 -Glet. 
legendary, Lay 2 -Jed-Ray. 
legislate-d-ure-or, Lay 2 -Jay. 
legislation, Lay 2 -Jayshon. 
legislative, Lay 2 -Jef. 
liberal-ly-ity, Lay 1 -Brel. 
liberty, Lay^Bret. 
liberty of the press, Lay 1 -Bret- 

Pers. 
liberty of speech, Lay^Bret- 

Spee-Chay. 
licentious-ly-ness, Els 2 -En-Ish. 
lieutenant, Let-Nent. 
life-estate, Lay 2 -Efs-Tet. 
light-headed, Let^Hay-Ded. 



light-hearted, Let*-Ret. 
like to have, Lay^Kef . 
likelihood, Lay^Kel-Dee. 
likely to have, Lay 1 -Klef. 
livelihood, Lay 1 -Vel-Dee. 
longer and longer, Ing 3 -Inger. 
longitude, El 2 -Ing-Jet. 
look-ed like, Lay 3 -Kel-Kay. 
looker-on, Lay 3 -Kren. 
looking-glass, Lay 3 -Kay-Gels. 
looks like, Lay 3 -Kays-Kay. 
loquacious-ly-ness, Lay 2 -Kay- 

Ish. 
Lord Almighty, Ard*-Met. 
Lord and Savior, Ard^Ketoid 

Svee. 
love of country, Lef 2 -Kay. 
love of God, Lef 2 -Ged. 
loving-kindness, Lef 2 -Kend. 
lukewarm, Lay 2 -Kay-Wem. 
luscious-ly-ness, Lay 2 -Ish. 
lustful-ly-ness, Lays 2 -Tef. 

M 

machinery, Em-Ish 2 -Ray. 
machinist, Em-Ishst 2 . 
magnetic-al-ally-ism, Em 2 -Gen. 
magnificent-ly-ce, EnP-Gay. 
majority, Em-Jert 1 . 
malevolent,ly-ce, Mel-Vee 2 . 
malform-ed-ation, Mel-Fer 2 . 
malicious-ly-ness, Mel-Ish 2 . 
malignant-ly-cy, MeP-Gay. 
malignity, MeP-Gay. 
manful-ly, Men 2 -Ef. 
manifest-ed-ly-ness, Em-En- 

Efst 2 . 
manifestation, Em-En- 

Efeshon 2 . 
mathematic-al-ally-ian, Em- 

Ith 2 -Met. 
mature, Met-Ray 3 . 
maturity, Met-Ret 3 . 
may it please your honor, Met 3 - 

Pels-Yayn. 



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Mediterranean, Med-Tren 2 . 
mental-ly-ity, Ment 2 . 
mercy-iful-ifully, Mer 2 . 
metropolitan, Emter-Pel 1 . 
Mexico, Ems 2 -Kay. 
might-y, Met 1 , 
miner, Men-Ar 1 . 
minimum, Men^Em. 
minister, Men-Ester 2 , 
ministry, Men-Est x -Ray. 
minor, Ern^Ner. 
minority, Em-Nert 1 . 
misapprehension-ive, Ems- 

Pren 8 . 
misdemeanor, Ems-Dee 2 , 
mistate, Emses-Tet 2 . 
model, Em-Del 1 , 
moderate-d-ly, Emder 1 . 
moderation, Emderation, 

Emdershon 2 . 
modest-ly, Medst 1 . 
modification, Med-Efshon 2 . 
mohammed-ism-an-amism, Em 2 - 

Med. 
monster, Em^Enster. 
monstrous-ly, Men-Stee 2 . 
monstrosity, Men-Stee 2 . 
month, Em-Ith 2 . 
moral-ity, Merl 2 . 
more and more, Mer 2 -Mer. 
more or less, Mer 2 -Lays. 
more than one, Mer 2 -Wen. 
more than once, Mer 2 -Wens. 
mortal-ity, Mert 2 . 
mortgage, Mer 1 - Gay. 
mortgagee, Mer-Gay-Jay 2 . 
mortgagor, Mer-Gay-Jer 2 . 
motorman, Emter^-Men. 
movement, Ment 3 . 
multiply-ied, Melt 2 , 
multitude, Melt 2 , 
my dear, Emder 1 . 
my dear sir, Emders^Ray. 



N 



narcotic-cial, Ner^Ket. 
naturalist, Ent 2 -Elst. 
naturalize, Ent 2 -Els. 
naturalization, Ent 2 -Elseshon . 
navigate, Nef 2 -Get. 
nearly, Nerl 1 . 

neighborhood, En-Ber 2 -Dee. 
neutral, Enter-El 3 , 
neutrality, Enter-Elt 3 . 
Newfoundland, En-Fed 2 -Elend. 
next session, Enseshon 2 . 
next week, Ens 2 -Kay. 
New York City, En-Yays 2 -Tee. 
New York State, En-Yays 2 -Tet. 
nine or ten, Nen^Ray-Ten. 
no less than, En 2 -Els-Dhen. 
no one, Nen 3 . 
no other, Enter 3 , 
no, sir, Ens 2 -Ray. 
nominate-d-ion, En^Men. 
non-acceptance, Nen^Spet 3 . 
non-appearance, NenrPerns 1 . 
non-compliance, NenrPlens 1 . 
non-delivery, Nen: Del 2 , 
non-performance, Nen 1 : Per 2 - 

Eer. 
non-production, Nen:Per 2 - 

Deeshon. 
nonsense, En^Ens-Ens. 
North and South, Ner-Ith 2 - 

Sith. 
Northern States, Nerther- 

Stets 2 . 
Nova Scotia, Ens-Kay-Ish*. 
noxious-ly-ness, En-Kay -Ish 2 . 



obligatory, Bel 2 -Get. 
obnoxious-ly-ness, Bee 2 -En-Kay 
obscure-ly-ity, Bees 2 -Kay. 
observe-4-ation, Bees 2 -Ray. 
observatory, Bees 2 -Reft-Ray. 
observer, Bees 2 -Ray-Ray. 



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obstinacy, Bees^Ten. 

of all its, Vlets 1 . 

of all other, Veldher 1 . 

of it, Vet 1 . 

of other, Veedher 1 . 

of their, Veedher 1 . 

officious-ly-ness, Ef^Ish. 

on either hand, Dhrend 1 . 

on or before, Chertoid-Bef 2 . 

on the contrary, Chetoid-Ter 2 - 

Ray. !:? 
on the one hand, Wenend 2 . 
on the other hand, Dhrend 2 . 
on the subject, Retoid-Sbee 2 . 
once or twice, Wens 2 -Tees. 
one or two, Wen 2 -Bedoid. 
oppression, Pershon 3 . 
optimistic, Pet^Ems-Kay. 
or have, Teftoid 1 . 
or if, Teftoid 1 . 
or not, Tentoid 1 . 
organization, Ar 2 -Genseshon. 
organize, Ar 2 -Gay-Ens. 
original-ly-ity, Ray J -Jen. 
ostensible-ly, Est^Ens-Bee. 
ostentatious-ly-ness, Est^Ent- 

Ish. 
ought to have, Tef 1 . 
over all, Vrel 1 . 
over all other, Vreldher 1 . 
over and above, Ver^Bee-Vee. 
over and over, Ver^Ver. 



painful-ly, Pen 2 -Ef. 

parallel, Prel 2 . 

parliament -ary, Prel 3 . 

partiality, Per 2 -Shlet. 

party, Pee 3 . 

party of the first part, Pee 3 - 

Efs-Pee. 
party of the second part, Pee 3 - 

Skay-Pee. 
patent-ed, Pee 3 , 
patentable, Pee 3 -Bel. 



patentee, Pee 3 -Tee. 
paternal-ly, Pet 2 -Ren. 
paternity, Pet 2 -Rent. 
pathetic, Pee 2 -Thet:Kay. 
pathology-ic-ical, Pee 2 -Ith-Jay. 
patronage, Pet 3 -Ren. 
penetratable, Pent 2 -Ray-fiel. 
penetrate-d, Pent 2 -Ret. 
penitential, Pent 2 -En-Shel. 
people-d, Pel 2 , 
permanent-ce, Per 2 -Men. 
permit-ted, Per 2 -Met. 
pernicious-ly, Per 2 -En-Ish. 
persecute-d, Pee 2 -Rays-Ket, 
persecution, Pee 2 -Rays- 

Kayshon. 
Persia, Per 2 -Ish. 
Persian, Pershon 2 . 
perspective, Pers 2 -Pef. 
perspicacious-ly, Pers 2 -Pee- 

Kay-Ish. 
perspicuity, Pers 2 -Pee-Kay. 
pertain, Pee 2 -Ret-En. 
pertinaceous-ly, Pee 2 -Ret-En- 

Ish. 
Peruse, Pee 3 -Rays. 
pestilential, PeesVLen. 
petit jury, Pet 2 -Jer. 
phenomenon-a-al, Fen 2 -Em. 
philanthropy-ic-ical-ist, Fel 3 - 

Enter. 
philosophy-ic-ical, Fels 2 -Ef. 
photography-ic-ical-er, Fet 1 - 

Ger. 
phrenology-ic-ical, Fren 2 -Jay. 
physiognomy, Efs 2 -Gay. 
physiology-ic-ical-ically, Efs 2 - 

Jay. 
pitiful-ly, Pet 2 -Fel. 
plaintiff, Plent 2 . 
plaintiffs case, Plets 2 -Kays. 
plaintiff's counsel, Plets 2 -Kay. 
plaintiff's testimony, Plets 2 - 

Tees-Em. 
plaintiff's witness, Plets 2 -Tee- 

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platform, Plet 2 -Fer. 

please state to court and jury, 

Peses^Tet-Kret-Jer. 
plenipotentiary, Plen 2 -Pee. 
plentiful-ly, Plent 2 -Ef. 
police station, Pee^Layseshon. 
ponder, Pend^Ar. 
ponderable, Pend*-Ray-Bel. 
ponderous, Pend^Rays. 
pontifical, Pent J -Ef -Kel. 
portion, Pee 2 -Rayshon. 
post-mortem, Pees 2 -Met-Em. 
practitioner, Pershon 3 -Ray. 
predetermine-ation, Pred 2 - 

Tren. 
predict-ed, Pretf-Ket. 
predominate-d-ion,nt-nce-ncy, 

Pred 1 -Men. 
preferential, Pref 2 -Ren. 
pregnant-cy, Per 2 -Gay. 
prejudice, Per 2 -Jed. 
prejudicial-ly, Per 2 -Jed-Ish. 
preliminary, Prel 1 . 
Presbyterian, Pers 2 -Bet. 
preliminary examination, Prel 1 - 

Smen.' 
preponderance, Per 2 -Pee-Drens. 
prescribe, Pers 1 -Kay. 
prescription, Pers^Kayshon. 
prescriptive, Pers^Kef. 
preserve-d-ation, Pers 2 -Ray. 
presidential, Pers 2 -Den. 
presumptuous-ly-ness, Pers 2 - 

Met. 
pretentious-sive-sion, Per 2 -Ten. 
prima facie, Per^Em-Ef.' 
proclivity, Per^Kel-Vet. 
prodigious, Pred^Jays. 
prohibit-ed, Per 1 : Bet. 
prohibition, Per^Beeshon. 
prohibitive, Per^Beetiv. 
prohibitory, Per 1 : Bet-Ray. 
prolific-al-ally, PrelP-Kay. 
prominent-ly-ce, Per^Men. 
promoted, Per 3 -Met. 
promotion, Per 3 -Emshon. 



prophecy-sy, PreP-Es. 
prophet, Preft 1 . 
prophetic, Preft x -Kay. 
propitious, Per 2 -Pee-Ish. 
proscribe-d, Per 2 -Skay. 
proscription, Per 2 -Skayshon. 
proscriptive, Per 2 -Skef. 
prosecution, Pers 3 -Kayshon. 
prospect, Pers^Pee. 
prospective, Pers^Pef. 
prosperity, Pers 1 -Pret. 
protect, Pret 2 -Ket. 
protection, Pret 2 -Kayshon. 
protective, Pret 2 -Kaytiv. 
protest, Prets 2 -Tet. 
protestant, Prets^Tent. 
protestantism, Prets^Tet-Sem. 
protract-ed, Per 3 -Ter. 
protraction, Per 3 -Tershon. 
protractive, Per 3 -Tref. 
provident, Preft^Ent. 
providentially, Pref 2 -Ent. 
provincial, Pref 2 -En. 
Prussia, Per'-Ish. 
Prussian, Pershon 3 . 
punctilious-ly-ness, Pee 2 -Ing- 

Ket. 
punctual-ly, Peeking, 
pure, Pee 2 -Ray. 
pursue, Pee 2 -Ray-Es. 
pursuer, Pee 2 -Ray-Es-Ar. 
pursued, Pee 2 -Ray-Es-Dee. 
pursuant, Pee 2 -Ray-Es-Ent. 

Q 

quarter, Kay-Werter 1 . 
quarter of a dollar, Kay- 

Werter^Dee. 
quarter of a pound, Kay- 

Werter^Pend. 

R 

rapacious, Ray 2 -Pee-Ish. 
rapid-ly-ity, Ray 2 -Ped. 



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real estate, Rels J -Tet. 
repute-d-ation, Ray 3 -Pet. 
ratification, Ret 2 -Efshon. 
rational-ly, Rayshon 3 . 
reader, Ard^Ar. 
recover-ed-y, Ray 2 -Kef. 
recriminate-d-ion, Ray 2 -Ker- 

Men. 
rectification, Ray 2 -Ket-Efshon. 
redound-ed, Red 3 -End. 
reduction, Ray 2 -Deeshon. 
redundant-ly-ce, Red 2 -End. 
regulate-d, Ray 2 -Glet. 
relator, Rel 2 -Ter. 
relevancy, Rel 2 -Ven. 
reliance, Reins 1 , 
repeat-ed, repetition, Ray J -Pet. 
reprehend-ed, Ray 2 -Prend. 
reprehensible-bility, Ray 2 - 

Prens. 
reprehension-sive, Ray 2 -Pren. 
Republican, Ray 2 -Pee-Ben. 
Republican Party, Ray 2 -Pee- 

Ben-Pee. 
repugnant, Ray 2 -Pee-Gee. 
repute-d-ation, Ray 3 -Pet. 
reserve-d-ation, Rays 2 -Ray. 
residential, Rays 2 -Den. 
resignation, Rays 2 -Gay. 
restrict-ed, Rays 2 -Ter. 
restriction, Rays 2 -Tershon. 
restrictive, Rays 2 -Tref. 
resurrection, Rays 2 -Rayshon. 
retainer, Ret 2 -Ner. 
retaliate-d, Art 2 -Let. 
Rev. Dr., Ray 2 -Vee-Der. 
revenge, Ray 2 -Vee-Jay. 
revengeful, Ray 2 -Vee-Jef. 
reverential-ly, Ref 2 -Ren. 
rhetoric, Art 2 -Ray-Kay. 
right and wrong, Ray^Tee-Ray- 

Ing. 
right or wrong, Ray^Tee-Ray- 

right hand, Ret^End. 

right of way, Ray x -Tef - Way. 



right to have, Ray^Tef. 
rightfully Ray 1 -Tef. 
rigid-ity-ness, Ray^Jed. 
rolling stock, Rel 2 -Ing-Stee- 

Kay. 
Roman Catholic, Ar 2 -Kay-Ith. 
round and round, Rend 3 -Rend. 
ruined, Ray 3 -En-Dee. 



s 



said to have, Sdef 2 . 
sanguinary, Singen 2 -Ray. 
sanguine-ly-ness, Singen 2 . 
savings bank, Svee 2 -Ings-Bee. 
scoundrel, Sket 2 -Rel. 
Secretary of the Interior, 

Skret 2 -Ent. 
Secretary of the Navy, Skret 2 - 

En-Vee. 
Secretary of State, Skret 2 -Stet. 
Secretary of Treasury, Skret 2 - 

Ter-Zher. 
Secretary of War, Skret 2 -Wer. 
sedentary, Sdet 2 -Ray. 
selfish-ly-ness, Sish 2 . 
set forth, Stef 2 . 
set off, Stef 1 . 
seven or eight, Sven 2 -Ret. 
shorter and shorter, Shret 1 : 

Shreter. 
single-y, Sing 1 , 
singular, Sgler 1 . 
six or seven, Skayses^Ven. 
sceptic-al-ally-ism, Skay-Pet 2 . 
so far as, Es 2 -Efs. 
sociable-bly-bility, Sish 2 -Bee. 
socially, Shel 2 . 
some way, Sem 2 -Weh. 
sooner or later, Sner 3 -Layter. 
sorrowful-ly, Iss-Ref 1 . 
spacious-ly-ness, Spee 2 -Ish. 
specious-ly-ness, Spee 2 -Ish. 
spendthrift, Sped 2 -Ther-Fet. 
spoonful, Spen 2 -Ef. 
step by step, Steh-Peest 2 . 



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stepping-stone, Steh-Pee 2 -Sten. 
stockholder, Steh-Kay^Elder. 
stringency, Ster 2 -En-Jay. 
stronger and stronger, Ster 2 : 

Ster-Inger. 
subscribe, Shees 2 -Kay. 
substantiated, Shees 2 -Ten. 
subcontractor, Shee 2 -Ter-Ter. 
subdivide, Sbed 2 -Ved. 
subdivision, Sbed 2 -Veeshon. 
subordinate-d-ion, Sbee 1 . 
structure, Ster 2 -Ter. 
structural, "Ster'-Trel. 
subserve-ed-ancy, Sbees 2 -Ray. 
subterfuge, Sbet 2 -Ray-Ef-Jay. 
subterranean, Sbet 2 -Ray-Nen. 
suburb, Sber 2 -Bee. 
suburban, Sber 2 -Ben. 
such were, Scher 3 . 
support-ed, Spee 2 -Ket. 
supposed to be, Spust 2 -Bee. 
supposed to have been, Speest 2 - 

Ben. 
Supreme Court of the United 

States, Sper 2 -Kret-Enses. 
survive, Iss-Eay 2 -Vee-Vee. 
suspension-ive- Ses-Pen 2 . 
swindle, Sway 2 -De. 



take it for granted, Tet 2 -Grend, 
taking it for granted, Tet 2 - 

Grend. 
take it into consideration, Tet 2 - 

Sdershon. 
taking it into consideration, 

Tet 2 -Sdershon. 
taxi, Tee 2 -Kay-Es. 
taxicab, Tee 2 -Kays-Bee. 
temperance-ate-ately, Tee 2 - 

Emp. 
tempest, Tee 2 -Empst. 
tenacious-ly-ness, Tee 2 -En-Ish. 
tenement, Tee 2 -Ment. 
terminate-d-ion, Ter 2 -Men. 



terrible,Tee 2 -Ray-Bel. 
testator, Tees 2 -Ter. 
testatrix, Tees 2 -Ter-Kays. 
testify, Tees 2 -Ef. 
testimonial, Tees 2 -Em-Nel. 
testimony, Tees 2 -Em. 
testimony of the defendant, 

Tees 2 -Em-Dee. 
testimony of the plaintiff, 

Tees 2 -Em-Plent. 
thanksgiving, Iths 3 -Gay :' ing. ' 
that is to say, Dhets^Es. 
that there is, Dheedhers 1 . 
that there are, Dheedher^Kay. 
the other, Dheedher 2 . 
theatrical-ly, Ithter 2 -Kel. 
think there are, Ithdher 2 -Ray. 
this or that, Dhees 2 -Dhet. 
this session, Dheeses 2 -Eshon. 
three or four, Ther^Ray-Ef-Ar. 
thunderstorm, Thend 2 -Rayster. 
time card, Tee^Em-Kret. 
timekeeper, Tee^Em-Kay-Per. 
townsman, Tees 3 -Men. 
trader, Tret 2 -Ar. 
trademark, Tret 2 -Em-Kay. 
traiter, Ter 2 -Ter. 
transatlantic, Ters 2 -Lent-Kay. 
two or three, Bedoid a -Ther. 



u 



unconcerned, In-Sarnd 2 . 
unconscious-ly-ness, En-Ish 2 . 
unconstitutionally, Ens- 

Teeshon 2 . 
uncontrolled, En 2 :Trel. 
unexampled, In-Semp 2 . 
unlikely, NeP-Kel. 
unselfish-ly-ness, Ins-Ish 2 . 
unsociable-bility, Ins-Ish 2 -Bee. 
unwillingness, En-Lay 2 , 
upon you, Pee 2 -Yuh. 
upstairs, Peesters 2 . 



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valid-ly-ness, Vied 3 , 
verdict, Vred 2 -Kay. 
verdict for the defendant, 

Vred 2 -Ket-Dee. 
verdict for the plaintiff, Verd 2 - 

Ket-Plent. 
verdict of the jury, Verd 2 -Ket- 

Jer. 
verdure, Vred 2 -Ar. 
vexatious-ly-ness, Vee 2 -Kays- 

Ish. 
very well, Ver 2 -Lay. 
vice versa, Vee 1 :Ver. 
vicious-ly-ness, Vee^Shays. 

w 

wakeful-ly-ness, Wuh-Kef 2 . 
was to have, Zef 2 . 
warm, Wem 1 . 
warmer, Wem^Ray. 
warmest, Wemst 1 . 
wasteful-ly-ness, Ways 2 -Tef. 
watchfulness, Weh-Chef 1 . 



we are to have, Werf 1 . 
weaker and weaker, Way 1 : 

Way-Ker. 
were it, Wert 2 , 
were it not, Wert 2 -Ent. 
were not, Wernt 2 . 
what is your business, Wuh-Iss- 

Bees 1 . 
what is your name, Wuh^Tss- 

En-Em. 
what is your occupation, Wuh 1 - 

Iss-Kay-Peeshon. 
where do you live, Relf 2 . 
where do you reside, Wers 2 -Dee. 
where there are, Werdher 2 : 

Eay. 
whether or not Waydher 2 -Ent. 
which were, Cher 3 , 
who were, Jertoid 3 . 



yes or no, Yays 2 -En. 

yes, sir, Yayses 2 . 

your honor, Yayn 2 . 

your instructions, Yaysters 2 . 



